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

IDA only: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 43.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
43.3%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
8th
of 43 groups
All-time high
62.3%
in 1971
All-time low
43.3%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 43.3% 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA only peaked at 62.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2019.

That places IDA only 8th 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 only, 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 only, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 61.8%
1971 62.3% +0.8%
1972 61.8% -0.9%
1973 61.6% -0.3%
1974 61.4% -0.2%
1975 61.0% -0.6%
1976 60.8% -0.4%
1977 60.6% -0.3%
1978 60.3% -0.6%
1979 59.9% -0.7%
1980 59.7% -0.3%
1981 59.3% -0.7%
1982 59.2% -0.2%
1983 59.1% -0.2%
1984 59.1% -0.0%
1985 59.2% +0.2%
1986 59.2% +0.1%
1987 59.1% -0.3%
1988 58.7% -0.6%
1989 59.0% +0.4%
1990 58.9% -0.0%
1991 58.9% -0.1%
1992 59.3% +0.7%
1993 59.1% -0.4%
1994 59.3% +0.3%
1995 58.4% -1.4%
1996 58.2% -0.4%
1997 57.9% -0.6%
1998 60.1% +3.8%
1999 59.3% -1.3%
2000 58.6% -1.1%
2001 57.8% -1.3%
2002 56.2% -2.8%
2003 54.8% -2.5%
2004 54.3% -1.0%
2005 53.7% -0.9%
2006 52.1% -3.1%
2007 50.7% -2.5%
2008 49.4% -2.6%
2009 48.1% -2.6%
2010 46.9% -2.6%
2011 46.7% -0.5%
2012 45.7% -2.0%
2013 46.2% +1.1%
2014 46.2% +0.0%
2015 45.9% -0.8%
2016 44.8% -2.2%
2017 44.0% -1.8%
2018 43.8% -0.7%
2019 43.3% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 61.1% 59.9% 62.3% 10
1980s 59.1% 58.7% 59.7% 10
1990s 58.9% 57.9% 60.1% 10
2000s 53.6% 48.1% 58.6% 10
2010s 45.4% 43.3% 46.9% 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 5 Djibouti 55.6% compare
  2. 6 Ethiopia 55.5% compare
  3. 7 Burkina Faso 54.1% compare
  4. 8 Mozambique 52.8% compare
  5. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 50.1% compare
  6. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 48.4% compare
  7. 11 Burundi 48.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA only?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA only was 43.3% 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 only?
The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2019.
How does IDA only rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
IDA only ranks 8th 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 only?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA only 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
Last refreshed

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/