Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 48.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
48.6%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
72.3%
in 1971
All-time low
48.6%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 48.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 72.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2019.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st of 43 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 71.8%
1971 72.3% +0.7%
1972 71.8% -0.6%
1973 71.6% -0.3%
1974 71.2% -0.5%
1975 70.7% -0.8%
1976 70.3% -0.6%
1977 70.0% -0.4%
1978 69.4% -0.7%
1979 68.8% -0.9%
1980 68.5% -0.4%
1981 67.5% -1.4%
1982 67.5% -0.1%
1983 67.5% -0.1%
1984 67.4% -0.1%
1985 67.5% +0.2%
1986 67.6% +0.1%
1987 67.4% -0.3%
1988 66.9% -0.7%
1989 67.4% +0.7%
1990 67.3% -0.2%
1991 67.4% +0.1%
1992 68.2% +1.2%
1993 68.1% -0.1%
1994 68.5% +0.6%
1995 67.5% -1.6%
1996 67.2% -0.3%
1997 66.8% -0.6%
1998 65.6% -1.8%
1999 64.4% -1.8%
2000 63.8% -1.0%
2001 62.8% -1.5%
2002 60.8% -3.2%
2003 59.5% -2.1%
2004 58.2% -2.2%
2005 56.9% -2.2%
2006 55.1% -3.2%
2007 53.7% -2.6%
2008 51.9% -3.4%
2009 51.3% -1.2%
2010 50.0% -2.6%
2011 49.7% -0.6%
2012 48.8% -1.8%
2013 49.2% +0.9%
2014 49.5% +0.6%
2015 49.5% -0.0%
2016 49.7% +0.5%
2017 49.0% -1.5%
2018 49.3% +0.6%
2019 48.6% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 70.8% 68.8% 72.3% 10
1980s 67.5% 66.9% 68.5% 10
1990s 67.1% 64.4% 68.5% 10
2000s 57.4% 51.3% 63.8% 10
2010s 49.3% 48.6% 50.0% 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 1 Niger 73.2% compare
  2. 2 Chad 68.5% compare
  3. 3 Mali 63.2% compare
  4. 4 Guinea 57.7% compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 48.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2019.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/