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

Upper middle income: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 13.54 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
13.54 million number
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
56.82 million number
in 1985
All-time low
13.54 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 13.54 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Upper middle income peaked at 56.82 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 13.54 million number, in 2019.

Upper middle income ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Upper middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 33.56 million number
1971 31.16 million number -7.1%
1972 30.42 million number -2.4%
1973 28.52 million number -6.2%
1974 31.27 million number +9.6%
1975 31.02 million number -0.8%
1976 29.66 million number -4.4%
1977 31.60 million number +6.6%
1978 38.08 million number +20.5%
1979 40.29 million number +5.8%
1980 44.38 million number +10.1%
1981 47.78 million number +7.7%
1982 52.23 million number +9.3%
1983 55.10 million number +5.5%
1984 56.77 million number +3.0%
1985 56.82 million number +0.1%
1986 56.28 million number -0.9%
1987 54.28 million number -3.6%
1988 53.70 million number -1.1%
1989 53.19 million number -0.9%
1990 52.69 million number -0.9%
1991 50.53 million number -4.1%
1992 47.62 million number -5.7%
1993 45.00 million number -5.5%
1994 43.44 million number -3.5%
1995 41.09 million number -5.4%
1996 39.05 million number -5.0%
1997 38.38 million number -1.7%
1998 38.02 million number -0.9%
1999 37.93 million number -0.2%
2000 38.14 million number +0.5%
2001 38.11 million number -0.1%
2002 36.95 million number -3.1%
2003 34.94 million number -5.4%
2004 33.18 million number -5.0%
2005 32.09 million number -3.3%
2006 29.87 million number -6.9%
2007 25.85 million number -13.5%
2008 22.80 million number -11.8%
2009 20.29 million number -11.0%
2010 18.53 million number -8.7%
2011 16.98 million number -8.3%
2012 17.01 million number +0.2%
2013 16.34 million number -3.9%
2014 15.89 million number -2.8%
2015 15.80 million number -0.5%
2016 15.24 million number -3.6%
2017 14.75 million number -3.2%
2018 13.88 million number -5.9%
2019 13.54 million number -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 32.56 million number 28.52 million number 40.29 million number 10
1980s 53.05 million number 44.38 million number 56.82 million number 10
1990s 43.38 million number 37.93 million number 52.69 million number 10
2000s 31.22 million number 20.29 million number 38.14 million number 10
2010s 15.80 million number 13.54 million number 18.53 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 17 Türkiye 637,215 number compare
  2. 18 Guinea 597,105 number compare
  3. 19 Guatemala 549,480 number compare
  4. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 544,043 number compare
  5. 21 Malawi 480,930 number compare
  6. 22 Cambodia 415,356 number compare
  7. 23 South Africa 411,263 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 Upper middle income?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Upper middle income was 13.54 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 56.82 million number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 13.54 million number in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Upper middle income ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Upper 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/