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

Latest (2019)
48.5%
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
10th
of 45 groups
All-time high
68.8%
in 1999
All-time low
48.5%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend, 1998–2019

02040601998200820191998: 68.5 %1999: 68.8 %2000: 68.8 %2001: 67.9 %2002: 67.6 %2003: 67.2 %2004: 65.5 %2005: 65.1 %2006: 64 %2007: 64.9 %2008: 62.1 %2009: 60.8 %2010: 59.3 %2011: 59.1 %2012: 59 %2013: 57.1 %2014: 56.8 %2015: 50.1 %2016: 49.4 %2017: 49.6 %2018: 50.1 %2019: 48.5 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in IDA blend, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 Guinea 67.5% compare
  2. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 66.4% compare
  3. 9 Djibouti 66.3% compare
  4. 10 Burkina Faso 66.1% compare
  5. 11 Burundi 64.7% compare
  6. 12 Mauritania 61.1% compare
  7. 13 Guatemala 59.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
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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.