Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Small states
Small states: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 30.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Small states, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Small states recorded 30.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Small states peaked at 43.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2016.
Small states ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.2% | — |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 41.0% | 43.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 31.7% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 30.0% | 31.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More reference data data for Small states
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,859 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 482.15 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 522.36 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 806,780 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 409,898 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.8 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 396,882 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.86 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.74 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Small states?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Small states was 30.3% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2016.
- How does Small states rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 26th 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 Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.