Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 16.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.0%
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
34th
of 45 groups
All-time high
41.8%
in 1998
All-time low
16.0%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Upper middle income, 1998–2019

0102030401998200820191998: 41.8 %1999: 40.6 %2000: 39.6 %2001: 38.4 %2002: 37.2 %2003: 35.9 %2004: 34.3 %2005: 33.7 %2006: 31.7 %2007: 28.8 %2008: 26.4 %2009: 24.1 %2010: 22.2 %2011: 20.2 %2012: 20.3 %2013: 20 %2014: 19.7 %2015: 19.5 %2016: 18.6 %2017: 17.5 %2018: 16.6 %2019: 16 %

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 Upper middle income is 16.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Upper middle income peaked at 41.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2019.

Upper middle income ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Upper middle income, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 41.8%
1999 40.6% -2.8%
2000 39.6% -2.6%
2001 38.4% -3.0%
2002 37.2% -3.1%
2003 35.9% -3.6%
2004 34.3% -4.3%
2005 33.7% -2.0%
2006 31.7% -5.9%
2007 28.8% -8.9%
2008 26.4% -8.5%
2009 24.1% -8.5%
2010 22.2% -7.9%
2011 20.2% -9.1%
2012 20.3% +0.6%
2013 20.0% -1.5%
2014 19.7% -1.9%
2015 19.5% -0.8%
2016 18.6% -4.8%
2017 17.5% -5.5%
2018 16.6% -5.3%
2019 16.0% -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.2% 40.6% 41.8% 2
2000s 33.0% 24.1% 39.6% 10
2010s 19.1% 16.0% 22.2% 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 31 Myanmar 38.4% compare
  2. 32 Kenya 35.9% compare
  3. 33 British Virgin Islands 35.7% compare
  4. 34 Bangladesh 35.7% compare
  5. 35 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.5% compare
  6. 36 Belize 34.9% compare
  7. 37 El Salvador 34.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Upper middle income?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Upper middle income was 16.0% 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Upper middle income ranks 34th 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 Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Upper 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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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.