Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 60.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 60.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 74.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2017.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.2% | — |
| 2000 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 63.8% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 60.2% | 62.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More reference data data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 23.17 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.73 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.45 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.18 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.56 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6576 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7197 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.97 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 60.3% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2017.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.