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 40.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend stood at 40.9%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA blend peaked at 61.1% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2019.
IDA blend ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.0% | — |
| 1971 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 60.9% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 60.7% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 60.2% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 60.0% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 59.0% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 58.3% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 57.4% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 56.5% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 58.1% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 57.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 59.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 58.5% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 58.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 59.9% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 55.7% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 58.1% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 53.9% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 40.9% | 52.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 6 Mozambique 56.9% compare
- 7 Djibouti 56.0% compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 54.8% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 52.5% compare
- 10 Yemen 50.6% compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 49.0% compare
- 12 Guatemala 48.1% compare
More reference data data for IDA blend
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.31 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.69 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.51 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.09 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7925 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 933,391 number (2019)
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 40.9% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 1971.
- 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 40.9% 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 24.1%. 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, female (%). 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/