Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IBRD only

IBRD only: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 45.30 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
45.30 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
100.81 million number
in 1985
All-time low
45.30 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IBRD only, 1970–2019

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IBRD only is 45.30 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IBRD only peaked at 100.81 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 45.30 million number, in 2019.

IBRD only ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in IBRD only, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 69.14 million number
1971 67.69 million number -2.1%
1972 67.50 million number -0.3%
1973 66.24 million number -1.9%
1974 69.69 million number +5.2%
1975 70.22 million number +0.8%
1976 69.67 million number -0.8%
1977 72.75 million number +4.4%
1978 79.15 million number +8.8%
1979 81.86 million number +3.4%
1980 86.43 million number +5.6%
1981 90.18 million number +4.3%
1982 94.78 million number +5.1%
1983 98.13 million number +3.5%
1984 100.39 million number +2.3%
1985 100.81 million number +0.4%
1986 100.79 million number -0.0%
1987 99.60 million number -1.2%
1988 99.83 million number +0.2%
1989 100.18 million number +0.4%
1990 99.93 million number -0.2%
1991 97.94 million number -2.0%
1992 95.30 million number -2.7%
1993 93.04 million number -2.4%
1994 92.27 million number -0.8%
1995 91.49 million number -0.8%
1996 89.60 million number -2.1%
1997 89.89 million number +0.3%
1998 91.39 million number +1.7%
1999 92.91 million number +1.7%
2000 92.76 million number -0.2%
2001 92.37 million number -0.4%
2002 89.66 million number -2.9%
2003 84.76 million number -5.5%
2004 81.49 million number -3.9%
2005 78.67 million number -3.5%
2006 75.34 million number -4.2%
2007 69.66 million number -7.5%
2008 64.17 million number -7.9%
2009 61.16 million number -4.7%
2010 56.66 million number -7.4%
2011 52.65 million number -7.1%
2012 50.30 million number -4.5%
2013 47.68 million number -5.2%
2014 47.30 million number -0.8%
2015 47.15 million number -0.3%
2016 46.73 million number -0.9%
2017 46.02 million number -1.5%
2018 45.53 million number -1.1%
2019 45.30 million number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 71.39 million number 66.24 million number 81.86 million number 10
1980s 97.11 million number 86.43 million number 100.81 million number 10
1990s 93.38 million number 89.60 million number 99.93 million number 10
2000s 79.00 million number 61.16 million number 92.76 million number 10
2010s 48.53 million number 45.30 million number 56.66 million number 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 5 Mexico 1.03 million number compare
  2. 6 Chad 988,392 number compare
  3. 7 Yemen 922,654 number compare
  4. 8 Mozambique 915,296 number compare
  5. 9 Iraq 871,623 number compare
  6. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 844,042 number compare
  7. 11 Mali 840,981 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IBRD only?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IBRD only was 45.30 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 100.81 million number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 45.30 million number in 2019.
How does IBRD only rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
IBRD only ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IBRD only data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/