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

Middle income: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 70.90 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
70.90 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
4th
of 45 groups
All-time high
122.44 million number
in 2000
All-time low
70.90 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle income stood at 70.90 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle income peaked at 122.44 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.90 million number, in 2019.

Middle income ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 81.37 million number
1971 80.29 million number -1.3%
1972 80.55 million number +0.3%
1973 79.71 million number -1.0%
1974 83.59 million number +4.9%
1975 84.56 million number +1.2%
1976 84.53 million number -0.0%
1977 88.13 million number +4.3%
1978 95.14 million number +7.9%
1979 98.33 million number +3.4%
1980 103.29 million number +5.0%
1981 107.46 million number +4.0%
1982 112.29 million number +4.5%
1983 115.96 million number +3.3%
1984 118.62 million number +2.3%
1985 119.46 million number +0.7%
1986 119.98 million number +0.4%
1987 119.31 million number -0.6%
1988 120.19 million number +0.7%
1989 121.14 million number +0.8%
1990 121.53 million number +0.3%
1991 120.01 million number -1.2%
1992 117.87 million number -1.8%
1993 116.14 million number -1.5%
1994 116.11 million number -0.0%
1995 115.95 million number -0.1%
1996 114.77 million number -1.0%
1997 115.90 million number +1.0%
1998 120.02 million number +3.6%
1999 122.29 million number +1.9%
2000 122.44 million number +0.1%
2001 122.39 million number -0.0%
2002 119.88 million number -2.1%
2003 115.21 million number -3.9%
2004 112.08 million number -2.7%
2005 109.87 million number -2.0%
2006 106.42 million number -3.1%
2007 101.02 million number -5.1%
2008 95.39 million number -5.6%
2009 91.75 million number -3.8%
2010 86.72 million number -5.5%
2011 82.94 million number -4.4%
2012 80.64 million number -2.8%
2013 77.54 million number -3.8%
2014 76.89 million number -0.8%
2015 74.56 million number -3.0%
2016 72.98 million number -2.1%
2017 71.83 million number -1.6%
2018 71.27 million number -0.8%
2019 70.90 million number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 85.62 million number 79.71 million number 98.33 million number 10
1980s 115.77 million number 103.29 million number 121.14 million number 10
1990s 118.06 million number 114.77 million number 122.29 million number 10
2000s 109.65 million number 91.75 million number 122.44 million number 10
2010s 76.63 million number 70.90 million number 86.72 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 1 Ethiopia 4.08 million number compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 2.43 million number compare
  3. 3 Niger 1.22 million number compare
  4. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 1.12 million number compare
  5. 5 Mexico 1.03 million number compare
  6. 6 Chad 988,392 number compare
  7. 7 Yemen 922,654 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 Middle income?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle income was 70.90 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 Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 122.44 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 70.90 million number in 2019.
How does Middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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/