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

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 62.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
62.3%
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
3rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
77.8%
in 1998
All-time low
62.3%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

0204060801998200820191998: 77.8 %1999: 77.6 %2000: 77 %2001: 76 %2002: 75 %2003: 73.8 %2004: 72.5 %2005: 72 %2006: 72 %2007: 72.8 %2008: 69.6 %2009: 67.7 %2010: 66 %2011: 65.9 %2012: 65.7 %2013: 64.2 %2014: 63.4 %2015: 63 %2016: 62.9 %2017: 62.6 %2018: 63.6 %2019: 62.3 %

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 Pre-demographic dividend is 62.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 77.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2019.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 77.8%
1999 77.6% -0.2%
2000 77.0% -0.7%
2001 76.0% -1.3%
2002 75.0% -1.4%
2003 73.8% -1.5%
2004 72.5% -1.8%
2005 72.0% -0.7%
2006 72.0% -0.0%
2007 72.8% +1.1%
2008 69.6% -4.5%
2009 67.7% -2.7%
2010 66.0% -2.5%
2011 65.9% -0.1%
2012 65.7% -0.4%
2013 64.2% -2.2%
2014 63.4% -1.3%
2015 63.0% -0.5%
2016 62.9% -0.2%
2017 62.6% -0.6%
2018 63.6% +1.7%
2019 62.3% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.7% 77.6% 77.8% 2
2000s 72.8% 67.7% 77.0% 10
2010s 64.0% 62.3% 66.0% 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Niger 88.9% compare
  2. 2 Chad 85.1% compare
  3. 3 Mali 78.9% compare
  4. 4 Guinea 75.8% compare
  5. 5 Malawi 75.8% compare
  6. 6 Ethiopia 75.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 62.3% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2019.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-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.