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 36.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
36.0%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
53.4%
in 1970
All-time low
36.0%
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

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend is 36.0%, measured in 2019. 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 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend peaked at 53.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, 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, male (%) in IDA blend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 53.4%
1971 53.3% -0.0%
1972 53.1% -0.4%
1973 53.0% -0.3%
1974 52.5% -1.0%
1975 52.4% -0.1%
1976 52.2% -0.3%
1977 52.0% -0.5%
1978 52.0% +0.1%
1979 52.1% +0.1%
1980 51.6% -0.9%
1981 51.2% -0.8%
1982 50.7% -1.0%
1983 49.9% -1.6%
1984 49.1% -1.6%
1985 48.3% -1.6%
1986 50.8% +5.0%
1987 50.5% -0.6%
1988 50.7% +0.4%
1989 51.4% +1.3%
1990 51.3% -0.2%
1991 50.7% -1.0%
1992 50.4% -0.7%
1993 50.7% +0.5%
1994 50.9% +0.4%
1995 51.0% +0.3%
1996 51.3% +0.5%
1997 51.5% +0.4%
1998 51.7% +0.5%
1999 52.0% +0.5%
2000 51.9% -0.2%
2001 51.5% -0.8%
2002 51.7% +0.5%
2003 51.4% -0.5%
2004 50.4% -2.0%
2005 50.4% +0.1%
2006 50.4% -0.1%
2007 51.3% +1.9%
2008 50.3% -2.1%
2009 49.4% -1.7%
2010 47.6% -3.7%
2011 47.2% -0.8%
2012 46.8% -0.9%
2013 45.5% -2.7%
2014 45.4% -0.2%
2015 38.7% -14.8%
2016 36.5% -5.6%
2017 36.6% +0.1%
2018 36.5% -0.1%
2019 36.0% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 52.6% 52.0% 53.4% 10
1980s 50.4% 48.3% 51.6% 10
1990s 51.1% 50.4% 52.0% 10
2000s 50.9% 49.4% 51.9% 10
2010s 41.7% 36.0% 47.6% 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 6 Ethiopia 53.7% compare
  2. 7 Burundi 50.8% compare
  3. 8 Honduras 49.8% compare
  4. 9 Guinea 49.4% compare
  5. 10 Mozambique 48.7% compare
  6. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 47.8% compare
  7. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 45.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend was 36.0% 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 53.4% in 1970.
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 36.0% 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 27.1%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 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/