Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 30.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IBRD only, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 30.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IBRD only peaked at 52.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2019.
That places IBRD only 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.5% | — |
| 1999 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 52.3% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 38.2% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.7% | 36.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More reference data data for IBRD only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 76.29 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 36.53 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.63 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 39.76 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.62 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.64 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.16 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 6.41 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IBRD only?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IBRD only was 30.7% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2019.
- How does IBRD only rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- IBRD only ranks 23rd 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 IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.