Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Euro area

Euro area: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 6.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
44th
of 45 groups
All-time high
15.5%
in 1998
All-time low
5.9%
in 2017
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Euro area, 1997–2019

0510151997200820191997: 13.3 %1998: 15.5 %1999: 14.8 %2000: 13.2 %2001: 13.3 %2002: 12 %2003: 12.2 %2004: 11.9 %2005: 9.6 %2006: 8.4 %2007: 8.3 %2008: 7.3 %2009: 7.9 %2010: 7.5 %2011: 8.1 %2012: 8.8 %2013: 7.8 %2014: 7.7 %2015: 7.2 %2016: 6.9 %2017: 5.9 %2018: 6.1 %2019: 6.1 %

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

Analysis

Euro area recorded 6.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Euro area peaked at 15.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2017.

That places Euro area 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Euro area, 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 13.3%
1998 15.5% +16.4%
1999 14.8% -4.4%
2000 13.2% -11.2%
2001 13.3% +1.4%
2002 12.0% -10.1%
2003 12.2% +1.8%
2004 11.9% -2.7%
2005 9.6% -19.2%
2006 8.4% -12.9%
2007 8.3% -0.7%
2008 7.3% -12.0%
2009 7.9% +8.3%
2010 7.5% -5.3%
2011 8.1% +8.1%
2012 8.8% +8.3%
2013 7.8% -10.9%
2014 7.7% -1.7%
2015 7.2% -5.8%
2016 6.9% -3.9%
2017 5.9% -15.0%
2018 6.1% +3.5%
2019 6.1% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.5% 13.3% 15.5% 3
2000s 10.4% 7.3% 13.3% 10
2010s 7.2% 5.9% 8.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Euro area?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Euro area was 6.1% 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, male recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2017.
How does Euro area rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Euro area ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.