Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 40.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend stood at 40.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 61.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2019.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.6% | — |
| 2000 | 60.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 56.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 51.0% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 40.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More reference data data for Early-demographic dividend
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.53 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 62.93 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.44 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.49 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.56 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.49 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.47 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.09 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 4.99 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend was 40.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2019.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.