Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA blend

IDA blend: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 15.69 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.69 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
17.91 million number
in 2007
All-time low
6.84 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA blend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA blend stood at 15.69 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA blend peaked at 17.91 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.84 million number, in 1970.

That places IDA blend 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in IDA blend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 6.84 million number
1971 7.12 million number +4.0%
1972 7.34 million number +3.2%
1973 7.57 million number +3.2%
1974 7.77 million number +2.7%
1975 8.04 million number +3.4%
1976 8.28 million number +2.9%
1977 8.51 million number +2.9%
1978 8.77 million number +3.1%
1979 9.05 million number +3.1%
1980 9.24 million number +2.1%
1981 9.42 million number +2.0%
1982 9.57 million number +1.6%
1983 9.69 million number +1.2%
1984 9.82 million number +1.4%
1985 9.97 million number +1.5%
1986 10.27 million number +3.1%
1987 10.56 million number +2.8%
1988 10.97 million number +3.8%
1989 11.37 million number +3.7%
1990 11.74 million number +3.3%
1991 12.03 million number +2.5%
1992 12.34 million number +2.5%
1993 12.80 million number +3.7%
1994 13.26 million number +3.6%
1995 13.72 million number +3.5%
1996 14.20 million number +3.5%
1997 14.70 million number +3.5%
1998 15.21 million number +3.5%
1999 15.75 million number +3.5%
2000 16.04 million number +1.8%
2001 16.28 million number +1.5%
2002 16.64 million number +2.2%
2003 16.85 million number +1.3%
2004 16.74 million number -0.7%
2005 17.07 million number +2.0%
2006 17.32 million number +1.5%
2007 17.91 million number +3.4%
2008 17.75 million number -0.9%
2009 17.48 million number -1.5%
2010 17.21 million number -1.6%
2011 17.49 million number +1.6%
2012 17.74 million number +1.5%
2013 17.63 million number -0.7%
2014 17.50 million number -0.7%
2015 15.72 million number -10.2%
2016 15.14 million number -3.6%
2017 15.12 million number -0.2%
2018 15.58 million number +3.1%
2019 15.69 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.93 million number 6.84 million number 9.05 million number 10
1980s 10.09 million number 9.24 million number 11.37 million number 10
1990s 13.58 million number 11.74 million number 15.75 million number 10
2000s 17.01 million number 16.04 million number 17.91 million number 10
2010s 16.48 million number 15.12 million number 17.74 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 16 Egypt 646,941 number compare
  2. 17 Türkiye 637,215 number compare
  3. 18 Guinea 597,105 number compare
  4. 19 Guatemala 549,480 number compare
  5. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 544,043 number compare
  6. 21 Malawi 480,930 number compare
  7. 22 Cambodia 415,356 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 IDA blend?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA blend was 15.69 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 IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 17.91 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 6.84 million number in 1970.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
IDA blend ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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/