Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in European Union
European Union: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 6.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in European Union, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in European Union stood at 6.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in European Union peaked at 15.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2017.
That places European Union 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.4% | — |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.4% | 15.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
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More reference data data for European Union
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.72 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.58 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.29 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.39 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.4 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.38 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 335,332 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in European Union?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in European Union was 6.5% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2017.
- How does European Union rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- European Union ranks 43rd 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 European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.