Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 27.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 27.5% 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 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Low & middle income peaked at 43.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2019.
That places Low & middle income 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.0% | — |
| 1971 | 42.4% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 41.3% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 41.4% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 40.4% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 38.9% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 39.7% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 39.3% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 37.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.0% | 38.9% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 39.5% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 37.2% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 31.2% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 47.8% compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 45.3% compare
- 13 Mauritania 44.0% compare
- 14 Guatemala 43.5% compare
- 15 Tuvalu 40.8% compare
- 16 Cameroon 38.7% compare
- 17 Eritrea 38.7% compare
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Low & middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Low & middle income was 27.5% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th 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 Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/