Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 46.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lower middle income, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 46.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% 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 Lower middle income peaked at 69.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2019.
That places Lower middle income 13th 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 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.5% | — |
| 2000 | 68.7% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 57.6% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 46.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 10 Djibouti 67.1% compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 66.3% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 65.3% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 64.4% compare
- 14 Burundi 62.3% compare
- 15 Guatemala 61.3% compare
- 16 Cambodia 60.7% compare
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lower middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lower middle income was 46.3% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th 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 Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.