Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA only

IDA only: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 44.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
44.8%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
8th
of 43 groups
All-time high
66.3%
in 1971
All-time low
44.8%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA only, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 44.8% 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.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA only peaked at 66.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2019.

That places IDA only 8th 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 only, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in IDA only, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 65.6%
1971 66.3% +1.0%
1972 65.7% -0.8%
1973 65.6% -0.2%
1974 65.4% -0.2%
1975 65.0% -0.6%
1976 64.8% -0.3%
1977 64.6% -0.3%
1978 64.2% -0.7%
1979 63.8% -0.7%
1980 63.6% -0.2%
1981 63.2% -0.6%
1982 63.1% -0.1%
1983 63.1% -0.1%
1984 63.2% +0.1%
1985 63.3% +0.3%
1986 63.5% +0.2%
1987 63.3% -0.3%
1988 62.9% -0.6%
1989 63.2% +0.4%
1990 63.3% +0.1%
1991 63.2% -0.1%
1992 63.8% +1.0%
1993 63.6% -0.4%
1994 64.0% +0.6%
1995 63.2% -1.3%
1996 63.0% -0.2%
1997 62.7% -0.5%
1998 65.2% +4.0%
1999 64.4% -1.2%
2000 63.6% -1.3%
2001 62.9% -1.1%
2002 61.0% -3.0%
2003 59.1% -3.1%
2004 58.4% -1.1%
2005 58.0% -0.7%
2006 56.1% -3.3%
2007 54.7% -2.5%
2008 53.2% -2.8%
2009 51.7% -2.8%
2010 50.1% -3.1%
2011 49.5% -1.2%
2012 48.3% -2.5%
2013 48.6% +0.6%
2014 48.3% -0.6%
2015 47.7% -1.2%
2016 47.0% -1.6%
2017 45.8% -2.5%
2018 45.2% -1.2%
2019 44.8% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 65.1% 63.8% 66.3% 10
1980s 63.2% 62.9% 63.6% 10
1990s 63.6% 62.7% 65.2% 10
2000s 57.9% 51.7% 63.6% 10
2010s 47.5% 44.8% 50.1% 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 5 Ethiopia 57.4% compare
  2. 6 Mozambique 56.9% compare
  3. 7 Djibouti 56.0% compare
  4. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 54.8% compare
  5. 9 Burkina Faso 52.5% compare
  6. 10 Yemen 50.6% compare
  7. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 49.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA only?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in IDA only was 44.8% 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 only?
The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2019.
How does IDA only rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
IDA only ranks 8th 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 only?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA only 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 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/