Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in High income

High income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 7.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
41st
of 45 groups
All-time high
20.0%
in 1993
All-time low
7.1%
in 2019
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in High income, 1993–2019

051015201993200620191993: 20 %1994: 18.1 %1995: 17.9 %1996: 17.2 %1997: 16.6 %1998: 17.1 %1999: 17.2 %2000: 17.2 %2001: 15.5 %2002: 15.7 %2003: 13.7 %2004: 13 %2005: 11.3 %2006: 11.5 %2007: 11.7 %2008: 11.4 %2009: 10.6 %2010: 10.9 %2011: 10.3 %2012: 10.3 %2013: 9.5 %2014: 8.8 %2015: 7.8 %2016: 7.4 %2017: 7.3 %2018: 7.1 %2019: 7.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

High income recorded 7.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in High income peaked at 20.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2019.

That places High income 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in High income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in High income, 1993 to 2019.
Year % Change
1993 20.0%
1994 18.1% -9.3%
1995 17.9% -1.0%
1996 17.2% -3.9%
1997 16.6% -3.5%
1998 17.1% +2.8%
1999 17.2% +0.4%
2000 17.2% +0.2%
2001 15.5% -9.8%
2002 15.7% +1.3%
2003 13.7% -12.7%
2004 13.0% -5.3%
2005 11.3% -12.6%
2006 11.5% +1.8%
2007 11.7% +1.5%
2008 11.4% -2.4%
2009 10.6% -7.1%
2010 10.9% +2.9%
2011 10.3% -6.0%
2012 10.3% -0.1%
2013 9.5% -7.5%
2014 8.8% -7.1%
2015 7.8% -11.9%
2016 7.4% -4.8%
2017 7.3% -1.3%
2018 7.1% -2.5%
2019 7.1% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.7% 16.6% 20.0% 7
2000s 13.2% 10.6% 17.2% 10
2010s 8.7% 7.1% 10.9% 10

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 38 Republic of Moldova 34.8% compare
  2. 39 Suriname 33.5% compare
  3. 40 Tonga 33.0% compare
  4. 41 Nicaragua 32.9% compare
  5. 42 Malaysia 32.1% compare
  6. 43 Bahamas 30.4% compare
  7. 44 Morocco 30.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in High income?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in High income was 7.1% 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 High income?
The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1993.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2019.
How does High income rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
High income ranks 41st 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 High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this High income 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.