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

Latest (2019)
30.7%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
52.5%
in 1998
All-time low
30.7%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IBRD only, 1998–2019

02040601998200820191998: 52.5 %1999: 52.3 %2000: 51.3 %2001: 50.3 %2002: 48.8 %2003: 46.9 %2004: 45.4 %2005: 44.3 %2006: 43.1 %2007: 41.2 %2008: 39.1 %2009: 38.2 %2010: 36.3 %2011: 34.2 %2012: 33.2 %2013: 32.3 %2014: 32.3 %2015: 32.2 %2016: 32 %2017: 31.3 %2018: 30.9 %2019: 30.7 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in IBRD only, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 Iraq 57.6% compare
  2. 21 Honduras 53.8% compare
  3. 22 Eritrea 52.6% compare
  4. 23 Zimbabwe 50.4% compare
  5. 24 Tajikistan 48.1% compare
  6. 25 Vanuatu 46.3% compare
  7. 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.1% compare

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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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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
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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.