Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Euro area
Euro area: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 6.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Euro area, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Euro area is 6.2%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Euro area peaked at 13.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2017.
Euro area ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.6% | — |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 13.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More reference data data for Euro area
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.39 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.65 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.24 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.25 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.23 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.01 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Euro area?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Euro area was 6.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2017.
- How does Euro area rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Euro area ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.