Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only
IDA only: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 54.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only stood at 54.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only peaked at 72.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2019.
That places IDA only 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 72.4% | — |
| 1999 | 71.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.0% | 71.7% | 72.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 61.8% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 54.6% | 60.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 5 Malawi 69.0% compare
- 6 Mozambique 68.9% compare
- 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
More reference data data for IDA only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.87 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.63 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.34 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6961 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7683 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.47 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only was 54.6% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- IDA only ranks 8th 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 only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.