Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 53.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA total, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 53.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 71.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2016.
IDA total ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.0% | — |
| 2001 | 69.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 71.0% | 71.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 61.5% | 69.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 53.6% | 60.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 12 Mauritania 61.1% compare
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA total?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA total was 53.6% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2016.
- How does IDA total rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 9th 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 total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.