Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 9.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9.2%
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
40th
of 45 groups
All-time high
21.1%
in 1998
All-time low
9.2%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1998–2019

051015201998200820191998: 21.1 %1999: 20.1 %2000: 19.9 %2001: 18.5 %2002: 17.7 %2003: 17 %2004: 17.2 %2005: 16.4 %2006: 15.9 %2007: 15.5 %2008: 14.9 %2009: 15.2 %2010: 13.9 %2011: 13 %2012: 13.6 %2013: 11.2 %2014: 10.3 %2015: 9.6 %2016: 9.6 %2017: 9.2 %2018: 9.3 %2019: 9.2 %

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 Europe & Central Asia is 9.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 21.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2019.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Europe & Central Asia, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 21.1%
1999 20.1% -4.5%
2000 19.9% -1.1%
2001 18.5% -7.1%
2002 17.7% -4.2%
2003 17.0% -4.1%
2004 17.2% +0.9%
2005 16.4% -4.5%
2006 15.9% -3.0%
2007 15.5% -2.2%
2008 14.9% -4.3%
2009 15.2% +1.9%
2010 13.9% -8.5%
2011 13.0% -6.2%
2012 13.6% +4.5%
2013 11.2% -17.8%
2014 10.3% -8.1%
2015 9.6% -6.6%
2016 9.6% +0.1%
2017 9.2% -4.4%
2018 9.3% +1.3%
2019 9.2% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.6% 20.1% 21.1% 2
2000s 16.8% 14.9% 19.9% 10
2010s 10.9% 9.2% 13.9% 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

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  2. 38 Republic of Moldova 34.8% compare
  3. 39 Suriname 33.5% compare
  4. 40 Tonga 33.0% compare
  5. 41 Nicaragua 32.9% compare
  6. 42 Malaysia 32.1% compare
  7. 43 Bahamas 30.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia was 9.2% 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 Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2019.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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 Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.