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

Late-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 12.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
12.6%
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
33rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
30.2%
in 1984
All-time low
12.6%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 12.6% 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 30.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2019.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) in Late-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 28.3%
1971 26.2% -7.4%
1972 24.4% -7.1%
1973 23.7% -2.6%
1974 24.3% +2.4%
1975 23.3% -4.0%
1976 21.8% -6.7%
1977 21.7% -0.3%
1978 22.6% +4.4%
1979 24.1% +6.3%
1980 25.8% +7.2%
1981 27.1% +4.8%
1982 28.8% +6.5%
1983 29.9% +3.6%
1984 30.2% +1.3%
1985 30.0% -0.8%
1986 29.5% -1.7%
1987 28.8% -2.3%
1988 28.3% -1.8%
1989 28.4% +0.1%
1990 28.3% -0.3%
1991 27.4% -3.0%
1992 26.3% -4.1%
1993 25.2% -4.3%
1994 24.3% -3.2%
1995 23.1% -5.1%
1996 21.9% -5.1%
1997 21.3% -2.9%
1998 20.9% -1.6%
1999 20.7% -1.2%
2000 20.9% +0.9%
2001 20.9% +0.2%
2002 20.7% -1.2%
2003 20.3% -1.6%
2004 20.7% +1.6%
2005 20.3% -1.8%
2006 19.7% -2.8%
2007 18.1% -8.1%
2008 16.4% -9.6%
2009 14.7% -10.1%
2010 13.7% -7.2%
2011 13.4% -2.1%
2012 14.1% +5.8%
2013 14.4% +2.0%
2014 14.4% -0.0%
2015 14.4% +0.0%
2016 13.9% -3.3%
2017 13.7% -1.5%
2018 12.9% -6.3%
2019 12.6% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24.0% 21.7% 28.3% 10
1980s 28.7% 25.8% 30.2% 10
1990s 23.9% 20.7% 28.3% 10
2000s 19.3% 14.7% 20.9% 10
2010s 13.8% 12.6% 14.4% 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

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  2. 31 Lesotho 28.1% compare
  3. 32 El Salvador 25.0% compare
  4. 33 Turks and Caicos Islands 24.5% compare
  5. 34 Nicaragua 23.5% compare
  6. 35 Bhutan 23.1% compare
  7. 36 Cayman Islands 22.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Late-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Late-demographic dividend was 12.6% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 1984.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2019.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd 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 Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-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, 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
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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/