Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 6.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.7%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
42nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
22.0%
in 1992
All-time low
6.7%
in 2019
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1992–2019

51015201992200520191992: 22 %1993: 19.2 %1994: 17.2 %1995: 16.9 %1996: 16.1 %1997: 15.6 %1998: 16.2 %1999: 16.5 %2000: 16.6 %2001: 15 %2002: 15.1 %2003: 13 %2004: 12.2 %2005: 10.4 %2006: 10.6 %2007: 10.9 %2008: 10.8 %2009: 9.9 %2010: 10.5 %2011: 10 %2012: 10 %2013: 9.4 %2014: 8.6 %2015: 7.8 %2016: 7.2 %2017: 6.9 %2018: 6.8 %2019: 6.7 %

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

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Post-demographic dividend stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 22.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2019.

That places Post-demographic dividend 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Post-demographic dividend, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 22.0%
1993 19.2% -12.7%
1994 17.2% -10.3%
1995 16.9% -1.9%
1996 16.1% -4.8%
1997 15.6% -2.7%
1998 16.2% +3.8%
1999 16.5% +1.7%
2000 16.6% +0.6%
2001 15.0% -10.0%
2002 15.1% +1.2%
2003 13.0% -14.2%
2004 12.2% -6.3%
2005 10.4% -14.4%
2006 10.6% +1.9%
2007 10.9% +3.1%
2008 10.8% -1.7%
2009 9.9% -8.0%
2010 10.5% +6.1%
2011 10.0% -5.1%
2012 10.0% +0.7%
2013 9.4% -6.7%
2014 8.6% -8.5%
2015 7.8% -9.3%
2016 7.2% -7.5%
2017 6.9% -3.8%
2018 6.8% -1.6%
2019 6.7% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.5% 15.6% 22.0% 8
2000s 12.5% 9.9% 16.6% 10
2010s 8.4% 6.7% 10.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Post-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Post-demographic dividend was 6.7% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1992.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd 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 Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Post-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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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
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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.