Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IDA blend

IDA blend: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 52.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
52.0%
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
10th
of 45 groups
All-time high
72.5%
in 1999
All-time low
52.0%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0204060801998200820191998: 72.2 %1999: 72.5 %2000: 72.4 %2001: 71.5 %2002: 71.2 %2003: 70.5 %2004: 68.5 %2005: 67.9 %2006: 66.9 %2007: 68 %2008: 65.4 %2009: 63.6 %2010: 62.4 %2011: 62.7 %2012: 63.1 %2013: 61.4 %2014: 60.2 %2015: 54.2 %2016: 53.4 %2017: 53.5 %2018: 53.7 %2019: 52 %

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

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IDA blend stood at 52.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IDA blend peaked at 72.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2019.

That places IDA blend 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 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 IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in IDA blend, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 72.2%
1999 72.5% +0.4%
2000 72.4% -0.2%
2001 71.5% -1.2%
2002 71.2% -0.4%
2003 70.5% -0.9%
2004 68.5% -2.8%
2005 67.9% -0.9%
2006 66.9% -1.6%
2007 68.0% +1.7%
2008 65.4% -3.9%
2009 63.6% -2.6%
2010 62.4% -1.9%
2011 62.7% +0.5%
2012 63.1% +0.6%
2013 61.4% -2.7%
2014 60.2% -2.0%
2015 54.2% -9.9%
2016 53.4% -1.5%
2017 53.5% +0.2%
2018 53.7% +0.4%
2019 52.0% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.4% 72.2% 72.5% 2
2000s 68.6% 63.6% 72.4% 10
2010s 57.7% 52.0% 63.1% 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 7 Mozambique 73.0% compare
  2. 8 Afghanistan 68.7% compare
  3. 9 Yemen 67.7% compare
  4. 10 Djibouti 67.1% compare
  5. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 66.3% compare
  6. 12 Burkina Faso 65.3% compare
  7. 13 Côte d'Ivoire 64.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IDA blend?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IDA blend was 52.0% 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 IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2019.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
IDA blend ranks 10th 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 IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA blend 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.