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 8.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend stood at 8.8%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 32.8% 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 39.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.7% | — |
| 1971 | 32.2% | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 29.3% | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 27.8% | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 28.7% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 27.6% | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 25.3% | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 27.4% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 29.3% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 32.0% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 36.6% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.8% | 24.8% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 32.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 24.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 13.1% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 24.5% compare
- 31 Kenya 24.4% compare
- 32 Paraguay 22.2% compare
- 33 Malaysia 22.1% compare
- 34 Vanuatu 21.7% compare
- 35 Republic of Moldova 21.7% compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 21.3% compare
More reference data data for Late-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.00 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.83 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.83 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.53 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
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 8.8% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% 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 8.8% 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 32.8%. 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, 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/