Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members

OECD members: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 10.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
27.5%
in 1993
All-time low
10.3%
in 2018
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members, 1993–2019

01020301993200620191993: 27.5 %1994: 25.8 %1995: 25.5 %1996: 24.9 %1997: 24.4 %1998: 24.4 %1999: 24.4 %2000: 24.4 %2001: 22.6 %2002: 22.6 %2003: 20.3 %2004: 19.2 %2005: 17.1 %2006: 17.2 %2007: 16.9 %2008: 16.7 %2009: 16.5 %2010: 16.2 %2011: 15.2 %2012: 15.6 %2013: 13.5 %2014: 12.4 %2015: 11.5 %2016: 10.7 %2017: 10.3 %2018: 10.3 %2019: 10.3 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members is 10.3%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members peaked at 27.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2018.

That places OECD members 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in OECD members, 1993 to 2019.
Year % Change
1993 27.5%
1994 25.8% -6.2%
1995 25.5% -1.0%
1996 24.9% -2.4%
1997 24.4% -1.8%
1998 24.4% -0.3%
1999 24.4% -0.1%
2000 24.4% +0.0%
2001 22.6% -7.4%
2002 22.6% +0.2%
2003 20.3% -9.9%
2004 19.2% -5.6%
2005 17.1% -10.7%
2006 17.2% +0.1%
2007 16.9% -1.3%
2008 16.7% -1.1%
2009 16.5% -1.6%
2010 16.2% -2.0%
2011 15.2% -6.0%
2012 15.6% +3.1%
2013 13.5% -13.7%
2014 12.4% -8.1%
2015 11.5% -7.7%
2016 10.7% -6.5%
2017 10.3% -3.4%
2018 10.3% -0.1%
2019 10.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.3% 24.4% 27.5% 7
2000s 19.4% 16.5% 24.4% 10
2010s 12.6% 10.3% 16.2% 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 35 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.5% compare
  2. 36 Belize 34.9% compare
  3. 37 El Salvador 34.8% compare
  4. 38 Republic of Moldova 34.8% compare
  5. 39 Suriname 33.5% compare
  6. 40 Tonga 33.0% compare
  7. 41 Nicaragua 32.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members was 10.3% 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 OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1993.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
How does OECD members rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
OECD members ranks 38th 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 OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD members 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
Last refreshed

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.