Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 39.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total stood at 39.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 53.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2016.
That places IDA & IBRD total 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.6% | — |
| 2001 | 52.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 53.6% | 53.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 44.0% | 52.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 39.0% | 41.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 12 Mauritania 61.1% compare
- 13 Guatemala 59.2% compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 58.3%
- 15 Yemen 56.4% compare
- 16 Cambodia 56.1% compare
- 17 Honduras 56.1%
- 18 Afghanistan 55.9% compare
More reference data data for IDA & IBRD total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 120.16 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 62.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 58.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.82 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.55 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 39.0% in 2016, 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2016.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2016.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.