Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 49.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
49.8%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
3rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
71.5%
in 1971
All-time low
49.8%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 49.8%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 71.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2019.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 71.2%
1971 71.5% +0.4%
1972 71.2% -0.5%
1973 70.9% -0.4%
1974 70.5% -0.5%
1975 70.0% -0.7%
1976 69.5% -0.6%
1977 69.2% -0.4%
1978 68.5% -1.1%
1979 67.6% -1.3%
1980 67.1% -0.8%
1981 66.2% -1.3%
1982 65.5% -1.0%
1983 66.0% +0.7%
1984 65.6% -0.5%
1985 64.7% -1.4%
1986 67.4% +4.1%
1987 66.7% -1.0%
1988 66.8% +0.2%
1989 67.9% +1.6%
1990 68.2% +0.5%
1991 68.2% -0.1%
1992 68.9% +1.0%
1993 68.6% -0.4%
1994 69.4% +1.2%
1995 68.7% -1.1%
1996 68.8% +0.1%
1997 68.7% -0.1%
1998 68.5% -0.3%
1999 67.8% -1.0%
2000 66.8% -1.4%
2001 66.1% -1.1%
2002 64.1% -3.0%
2003 62.2% -3.0%
2004 60.7% -2.4%
2005 60.1% -1.0%
2006 59.4% -1.2%
2007 59.9% +0.8%
2008 57.3% -4.3%
2009 55.4% -3.2%
2010 53.5% -3.5%
2011 53.1% -0.7%
2012 52.7% -0.8%
2013 51.8% -1.6%
2014 51.7% -0.2%
2015 51.6% -0.2%
2016 50.9% -1.3%
2017 50.0% -1.8%
2018 50.5% +1.1%
2019 49.8% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 70.0% 67.6% 71.5% 10
1980s 66.4% 64.7% 67.9% 10
1990s 68.6% 67.8% 69.4% 10
2000s 61.2% 55.4% 66.8% 10
2010s 51.6% 49.8% 53.5% 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Niger 76.8% compare
  2. 2 Chad 75.8% compare
  3. 3 Mali 66.8% compare
  4. 4 Guinea 66.2% compare
  5. 5 Ethiopia 57.4% compare
  6. 6 Mozambique 56.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Pre-demographic dividend was 49.8% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2019.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-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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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
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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/