Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 32.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income stood at 32.1%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income peaked at 55.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2019.
Lower middle income ranks 12th of 43 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.6% | — |
| 1971 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 55.4% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 54.8% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 54.6% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 52.7% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 52.4% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 51.9% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.2% | 54.4% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 51.9% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 49.2% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 41.4% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 32.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income was 32.1% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th 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 Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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/