Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 48.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 48.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 68.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2019.
IDA blend ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.5% | — |
| 1999 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.6% | 68.5% | 68.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 60.8% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 48.5% | 59.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 7 Guinea 67.5% compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 66.4% compare
- 9 Djibouti 66.3% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 66.1% compare
- 11 Burundi 64.7% compare
- 12 Mauritania 61.1% compare
- 13 Guatemala 59.2% compare
More reference data data for IDA blend
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.31 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.69 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.09 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.51 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7925 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 933,391 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend was 48.5% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2019.
- How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 10th 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 IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.