Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 32.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
32.1%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
12th
of 43 groups
All-time high
60.6%
in 1971
All-time low
32.1%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income is 32.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income peaked at 60.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2019.

Lower middle income ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 60.4%
1971 60.6% +0.4%
1972 60.4% -0.4%
1973 60.2% -0.3%
1974 60.0% -0.3%
1975 59.9% -0.2%
1976 59.5% -0.6%
1977 60.0% +0.8%
1978 59.3% -1.2%
1979 59.0% -0.5%
1980 58.6% -0.6%
1981 58.2% -0.8%
1982 57.5% -1.1%
1983 57.1% -0.7%
1984 56.8% -0.6%
1985 56.2% -1.0%
1986 56.3% +0.1%
1987 56.2% -0.1%
1988 56.2% +0.0%
1989 56.4% +0.3%
1990 55.8% -1.1%
1991 55.2% -1.0%
1992 54.6% -1.1%
1993 54.1% -1.0%
1994 54.0% -0.2%
1995 54.3% +0.6%
1996 53.6% -1.1%
1997 53.8% +0.2%
1998 55.4% +3.1%
1999 56.0% +1.0%
2000 55.0% -1.8%
2001 54.2% -1.5%
2002 52.7% -2.7%
2003 50.5% -4.2%
2004 49.2% -2.6%
2005 48.0% -2.4%
2006 46.9% -2.3%
2007 45.8% -2.4%
2008 44.0% -4.0%
2009 43.1% -2.1%
2010 40.9% -5.1%
2011 39.3% -3.8%
2012 37.7% -4.0%
2013 36.1% -4.2%
2014 35.8% -1.0%
2015 34.2% -4.3%
2016 33.4% -2.3%
2017 32.6% -2.5%
2018 32.4% -0.8%
2019 32.1% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 59.9% 59.0% 60.6% 10
1980s 57.0% 56.2% 58.6% 10
1990s 54.7% 53.6% 56.0% 10
2000s 48.9% 43.1% 55.0% 10
2010s 35.5% 32.1% 40.9% 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 9 Burkina Faso 52.5% compare
  2. 10 Yemen 50.6% compare
  3. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 49.0% compare
  4. 12 Guatemala 48.1% compare
  5. 13 Iraq 47.5% compare
  6. 14 Cameroon 47.2% compare
  7. 15 Eritrea 46.7% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lower middle income was 32.1% 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 Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2019.
How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Lower middle income ranks 12th 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 Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lower 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, 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/