Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend

IDA blend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 38.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
38.4%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
57.2%
in 1971
All-time low
38.4%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend stood at 38.4%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend peaked at 57.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2019.

That places IDA blend 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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 IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in IDA blend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 57.1%
1971 57.2% +0.0%
1972 57.0% -0.3%
1973 56.8% -0.3%
1974 56.3% -0.9%
1975 56.2% -0.1%
1976 56.1% -0.3%
1977 55.9% -0.3%
1978 55.9% +0.1%
1979 56.0% +0.1%
1980 55.5% -0.9%
1981 55.0% -0.8%
1982 54.4% -1.0%
1983 53.6% -1.6%
1984 52.8% -1.5%
1985 51.9% -1.5%
1986 54.4% +4.7%
1987 54.1% -0.5%
1988 54.4% +0.5%
1989 55.2% +1.5%
1990 55.1% -0.1%
1991 54.5% -1.0%
1992 54.2% -0.6%
1993 54.5% +0.5%
1994 54.7% +0.4%
1995 54.8% +0.3%
1996 55.1% +0.5%
1997 55.3% +0.4%
1998 55.6% +0.5%
1999 55.9% +0.6%
2000 55.6% -0.6%
2001 55.1% -1.0%
2002 55.2% +0.2%
2003 54.8% -0.7%
2004 53.5% -2.4%
2005 53.3% -0.4%
2006 53.2% -0.2%
2007 54.1% +1.8%
2008 52.9% -2.2%
2009 51.6% -2.4%
2010 49.9% -3.4%
2011 49.7% -0.4%
2012 49.5% -0.4%
2013 48.3% -2.4%
2014 47.6% -1.3%
2015 41.4% -13.2%
2016 39.1% -5.4%
2017 38.7% -0.9%
2018 39.0% +0.5%
2019 38.4% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 56.4% 55.9% 57.2% 10
1980s 54.1% 51.9% 55.5% 10
1990s 55.0% 54.2% 55.9% 10
2000s 53.9% 51.6% 55.6% 10
2010s 44.1% 38.4% 49.9% 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 6 Ethiopia 55.5% compare
  2. 7 Burkina Faso 54.1% compare
  3. 8 Mozambique 52.8% compare
  4. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 50.1% compare
  5. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 48.4% compare
  6. 11 Burundi 48.3% compare
  7. 12 Guatemala 45.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend was 38.4% 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 IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2019.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
IDA blend ranks 9th 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 IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA blend 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/