Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IBRD only

IBRD only: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 32.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
32.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
44.2%
in 1998
All-time low
32.9%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IBRD only, 1998–2019

0102030401998200820191998: 44.2 %1999: 44.1 %2000: 43.8 %2001: 43.8 %2002: 43.3 %2003: 42.6 %2004: 42.1 %2005: 41.9 %2006: 41 %2007: 39.3 %2008: 37.8 %2009: 37.2 %2010: 35.8 %2011: 34.3 %2012: 34.3 %2013: 33.6 %2014: 33.9 %2015: 33.9 %2016: 34.2 %2017: 33.3 %2018: 33 %2019: 32.9 %

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, male in IBRD only stood at 32.9%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IBRD only peaked at 44.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2019.

That places IBRD only 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in IBRD only, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 44.2%
1999 44.1% -0.4%
2000 43.8% -0.6%
2001 43.8% +0.0%
2002 43.3% -1.3%
2003 42.6% -1.5%
2004 42.1% -1.2%
2005 41.9% -0.4%
2006 41.0% -2.2%
2007 39.3% -4.1%
2008 37.8% -4.0%
2009 37.2% -1.4%
2010 35.8% -3.9%
2011 34.3% -4.1%
2012 34.3% -0.2%
2013 33.6% -1.9%
2014 33.9% +0.9%
2015 33.9% +0.1%
2016 34.2% +0.7%
2017 33.3% -2.6%
2018 33.0% -0.8%
2019 32.9% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.1% 44.1% 44.2% 2
2000s 41.3% 37.2% 43.8% 10
2010s 33.9% 32.9% 35.8% 10

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  2. 18 Pakistan 50.0% compare
  3. 19 Cameroon 49.7% compare
  4. 20 Jordan 48.1% compare
  5. 21 Myanmar 46.9% compare
  6. 22 Panama 45.8% compare
  7. 23 Yemen 45.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IBRD only?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IBRD only was 32.9% 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 IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2019.
How does IBRD only rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
IBRD only ranks 20th 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 IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IBRD only 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.