Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in World
World: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 96.21 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
96.21 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
146.11 million number
in 2000
All-time low
96.07 million number
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
World recorded 96.21 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in World peaked at 146.11 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.07 million number, in 2017.
World ranks 1st 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 World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 101.56 million number | — |
| 1971 | 101.74 million number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 102.03 million number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 101.33 million number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 104.97 million number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 105.90 million number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 105.89 million number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 109.46 million number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 116.46 million number | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 120.06 million number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 124.16 million number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 128.49 million number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 132.78 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 136.50 million number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 139.48 million number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 140.50 million number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 141.12 million number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 140.65 million number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 141.50 million number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 143.03 million number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 143.66 million number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 142.36 million number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 140.52 million number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 138.41 million number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 138.56 million number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 138.51 million number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 137.60 million number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 138.95 million number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 143.38 million number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 145.85 million number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 146.11 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 145.88 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 143.18 million number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 137.84 million number | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 134.64 million number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 132.19 million number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 128.65 million number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 123.49 million number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 117.60 million number | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 113.75 million number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 108.75 million number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 105.23 million number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 102.88 million number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 100.70 million number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 100.26 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.20 million number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 97.16 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 96.07 million number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 96.09 million number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.21 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106.94 million number | 101.33 million number | 120.06 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.82 million number | 124.16 million number | 143.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.78 million number | 137.60 million number | 145.85 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.33 million number | 113.75 million number | 146.11 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.16 million number | 96.07 million number | 108.75 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More reference data data for World
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.3 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -41.07 Millimetres per year (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in World?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in World was 96.21 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 146.11 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.07 million number in 2017.
- How does World rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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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/