Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 46.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
46.3%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
3rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
65.3%
in 1971
All-time low
46.3%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend is 46.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 65.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2019.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 65.0%
1971 65.3% +0.4%
1972 65.0% -0.5%
1973 64.7% -0.5%
1974 64.3% -0.6%
1975 63.7% -0.8%
1976 63.2% -0.8%
1977 62.9% -0.5%
1978 62.2% -1.1%
1979 61.4% -1.4%
1980 60.9% -0.8%
1981 60.0% -1.4%
1982 59.4% -1.1%
1983 59.7% +0.5%
1984 59.3% -0.6%
1985 58.6% -1.3%
1986 61.0% +4.1%
1987 60.5% -0.8%
1988 60.6% +0.2%
1989 61.5% +1.5%
1990 61.7% +0.3%
1991 61.7% -0.1%
1992 62.2% +0.8%
1993 61.8% -0.6%
1994 62.4% +0.9%
1995 61.6% -1.2%
1996 61.7% +0.1%
1997 61.6% -0.2%
1998 61.3% -0.4%
1999 60.6% -1.2%
2000 59.7% -1.4%
2001 59.1% -1.1%
2002 57.6% -2.5%
2003 56.2% -2.4%
2004 55.1% -2.1%
2005 54.7% -0.8%
2006 54.3% -0.7%
2007 55.0% +1.3%
2008 52.7% -4.2%
2009 51.0% -3.2%
2010 49.2% -3.5%
2011 48.8% -0.7%
2012 48.5% -0.6%
2013 47.7% -1.7%
2014 47.8% +0.1%
2015 47.8% +0.0%
2016 47.1% -1.3%
2017 46.4% -1.5%
2018 47.1% +1.4%
2019 46.3% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 63.8% 61.4% 65.3% 10
1980s 60.1% 58.6% 61.5% 10
1990s 61.7% 60.6% 62.4% 10
2000s 55.5% 51.0% 59.7% 10
2010s 47.7% 46.3% 49.2% 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Niger 73.2% compare
  2. 2 Chad 68.5% compare
  3. 3 Mali 63.2% compare
  4. 4 Guinea 57.7% compare
  5. 5 Djibouti 55.6% compare
  6. 6 Ethiopia 55.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend was 46.3% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2019.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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/