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
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members, 1993–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 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
- 39 Suriname 33.5% compare
- 40 Tonga 33.0% compare
- 41 Nicaragua 32.9% compare
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
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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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.