Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 12.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 12.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 27.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2017.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.6% | — |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.5% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 215,776 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 12.4% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2017.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.