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

IDA total: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 48.98 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.98 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
50.56 million number
in 2014
All-time low
22.62 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA total, 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 total stood at 48.98 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA total peaked at 50.56 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.62 million number, in 1970.

That places IDA total 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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 total, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in IDA total, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 22.62 million number
1971 23.41 million number +3.5%
1972 23.88 million number +2.0%
1973 24.53 million number +2.7%
1974 25.15 million number +2.5%
1975 25.83 million number +2.7%
1976 26.52 million number +2.7%
1977 27.09 million number +2.1%
1978 27.68 million number +2.2%
1979 28.28 million number +2.2%
1980 28.91 million number +2.2%
1981 29.51 million number +2.1%
1982 29.79 million number +0.9%
1983 30.34 million number +1.8%
1984 31.16 million number +2.7%
1985 31.90 million number +2.4%
1986 32.80 million number +2.8%
1987 33.55 million number +2.3%
1988 34.43 million number +2.6%
1989 35.58 million number +3.3%
1990 36.66 million number +3.0%
1991 37.62 million number +2.6%
1992 38.82 million number +3.2%
1993 39.86 million number +2.7%
1994 41.28 million number +3.6%
1995 42.14 million number +2.1%
1996 43.34 million number +2.9%
1997 44.30 million number +2.2%
1998 47.14 million number +6.4%
1999 48.04 million number +1.9%
2000 48.68 million number +1.3%
2001 49.30 million number +1.3%
2002 49.28 million number -0.1%
2003 49.35 million number +0.2%
2004 49.53 million number +0.3%
2005 50.31 million number +1.6%
2006 50.14 million number -0.3%
2007 50.54 million number +0.8%
2008 50.15 million number -0.8%
2009 49.69 million number -0.9%
2010 49.12 million number -1.1%
2011 49.78 million number +1.3%
2012 49.82 million number +0.1%
2013 50.42 million number +1.2%
2014 50.56 million number +0.3%
2015 49.00 million number -3.1%
2016 48.46 million number -1.1%
2017 48.08 million number -0.8%
2018 48.70 million number +1.3%
2019 48.98 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.50 million number 22.62 million number 28.28 million number 10
1980s 31.80 million number 28.91 million number 35.58 million number 10
1990s 41.92 million number 36.66 million number 48.04 million number 10
2000s 49.70 million number 48.68 million number 50.54 million number 10
2010s 49.29 million number 48.08 million number 50.56 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 1.12 million number compare
  2. 5 Mexico 1.03 million number compare
  3. 6 Chad 988,392 number compare
  4. 7 Yemen 922,654 number compare
  5. 8 Mozambique 915,296 number compare
  6. 9 Iraq 871,623 number compare
  7. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 844,042 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA total?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in IDA total was 48.98 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 total?
The highest recorded value was 50.56 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 22.62 million number in 1970.
How does IDA total rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
IDA total ranks 7th 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 total?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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/