Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 12.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 12.8% 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.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 37.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2019.
That places Late-demographic dividend 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.1% | — |
| 1999 | 35.8% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 35.8% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 19.6% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 12.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 32 Kenya 35.9% compare
- 33 British Virgin Islands 35.7% compare
- 34 Bangladesh 35.7% compare
- 35 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.5% compare
- 36 Belize 34.9% compare
- 37 El Salvador 34.8% compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 34.8% compare
More reference data data for Late-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.83 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.00 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.83 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.53 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend was 12.8% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 35th 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.