Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 51.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 51.9%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 78.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2019.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.8% | — |
| 1971 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 76.7% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 75.4% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 74.7% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 74.4% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 73.5% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.7% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 73.8% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 75.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 74.6% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.8% | 74.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.7% | 73.2% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 71.8% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 56.2% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 51.9% | 54.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More reference data data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 23.17 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.45 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.73 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.56 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.18 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6576 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7197 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.97 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 51.9% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2019.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/