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

IDA only: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 57.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
57.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
9th
of 45 groups
All-time high
77.1%
in 1998
All-time low
57.1%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0204060801998200820191998: 77.1 %1999: 76.3 %2000: 75.4 %2001: 74.8 %2002: 73.8 %2003: 73.2 %2004: 73 %2005: 72.4 %2006: 71.2 %2007: 69.6 %2008: 67.9 %2009: 65.9 %2010: 64.6 %2011: 64 %2012: 63 %2013: 62.4 %2014: 61.5 %2015: 60.7 %2016: 59 %2017: 58.1 %2018: 57.5 %2019: 57.1 %

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

Analysis

IDA only recorded 57.1% 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.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IDA only peaked at 77.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2019.

That places IDA only 9th 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 only, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in IDA only, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 77.1%
1999 76.3% -0.9%
2000 75.4% -1.2%
2001 74.8% -0.8%
2002 73.8% -1.3%
2003 73.2% -0.9%
2004 73.0% -0.3%
2005 72.4% -0.7%
2006 71.2% -1.7%
2007 69.6% -2.2%
2008 67.9% -2.5%
2009 65.9% -2.9%
2010 64.6% -2.0%
2011 64.0% -1.0%
2012 63.0% -1.5%
2013 62.4% -0.9%
2014 61.5% -1.5%
2015 60.7% -1.3%
2016 59.0% -2.7%
2017 58.1% -1.6%
2018 57.5% -1.1%
2019 57.1% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.7% 76.3% 77.1% 2
2000s 71.7% 65.9% 75.4% 10
2010s 60.8% 57.1% 64.6% 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 6 Ethiopia 75.2% compare
  2. 7 Mozambique 73.0% compare
  3. 8 Afghanistan 68.7% compare
  4. 9 Yemen 67.7% compare
  5. 10 Djibouti 67.1% compare
  6. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 66.3% compare
  7. 12 Burkina Faso 65.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IDA only?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in IDA only was 57.1% 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 IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2019.
How does IDA only rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
IDA only ranks 9th 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 only?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA 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.