Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 57.36 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
57.36 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
5th
of 45 groups
All-time high
84.35 million number
in 1999
All-time low
47.81 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lower middle income, 1970–2019

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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 Lower middle income is 57.36 million number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lower middle income peaked at 84.35 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 47.81 million number, in 1970.

Lower middle income ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 47.81 million number
1971 49.13 million number +2.8%
1972 50.13 million number +2.0%
1973 51.19 million number +2.1%
1974 52.32 million number +2.2%
1975 53.54 million number +2.3%
1976 54.87 million number +2.5%
1977 56.53 million number +3.0%
1978 57.06 million number +0.9%
1979 58.04 million number +1.7%
1980 58.92 million number +1.5%
1981 59.67 million number +1.3%
1982 60.06 million number +0.6%
1983 60.86 million number +1.3%
1984 61.85 million number +1.6%
1985 62.64 million number +1.3%
1986 63.70 million number +1.7%
1987 65.03 million number +2.1%
1988 66.49 million number +2.3%
1989 67.95 million number +2.2%
1990 68.83 million number +1.3%
1991 69.49 million number +0.9%
1992 70.25 million number +1.1%
1993 71.14 million number +1.3%
1994 72.67 million number +2.2%
1995 74.85 million number +3.0%
1996 75.72 million number +1.2%
1997 77.52 million number +2.4%
1998 82.00 million number +5.8%
1999 84.35 million number +2.9%
2000 84.30 million number -0.1%
2001 84.28 million number -0.0%
2002 82.93 million number -1.6%
2003 80.27 million number -3.2%
2004 78.91 million number -1.7%
2005 77.78 million number -1.4%
2006 76.54 million number -1.6%
2007 75.17 million number -1.8%
2008 72.59 million number -3.4%
2009 71.46 million number -1.6%
2010 68.20 million number -4.6%
2011 65.96 million number -3.3%
2012 63.63 million number -3.5%
2013 61.20 million number -3.8%
2014 61.00 million number -0.3%
2015 58.76 million number -3.7%
2016 57.74 million number -1.7%
2017 57.08 million number -1.1%
2018 57.40 million number +0.6%
2019 57.36 million number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 53.06 million number 47.81 million number 58.04 million number 10
1980s 62.72 million number 58.92 million number 67.95 million number 10
1990s 74.68 million number 68.83 million number 84.35 million number 10
2000s 78.42 million number 71.46 million number 84.30 million number 10
2010s 60.83 million number 57.08 million number 68.20 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 2 Indonesia 2.43 million number compare
  2. 3 Niger 1.22 million number compare
  3. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 1.12 million number compare
  4. 5 Mexico 1.03 million number compare
  5. 6 Chad 988,392 number compare
  6. 7 Yemen 922,654 number compare
  7. 8 Mozambique 915,296 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 Lower middle income?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lower middle income was 57.36 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 Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 84.35 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 47.81 million number in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle income 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/