Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle income
Middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 35.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 35.0% 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 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle income peaked at 56.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2019.
That places Middle income 21st 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.8% | — |
| 1999 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.7% | 56.6% | 56.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 43.5% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 35.0% | 41.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More reference data data for Middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,879 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 333.57 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 330.27 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 48.49 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.64 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 52.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 100.73 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.67 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.61 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle income was 35.0% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2019.
- How does Middle income rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Middle income ranks 21st 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 Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.