Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA blend

IDA blend: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 45.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
45.2%
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
12th
of 45 groups
All-time high
65.3%
in 2000
All-time low
45.2%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

02040601998200820191998: 64.9 %1999: 65.2 %2000: 65.3 %2001: 64.4 %2002: 64.2 %2003: 64.1 %2004: 62.5 %2005: 62.3 %2006: 61.1 %2007: 61.9 %2008: 59 %2009: 58.2 %2010: 56.2 %2011: 55.6 %2012: 55.1 %2013: 53 %2014: 53.5 %2015: 46.2 %2016: 45.7 %2017: 46 %2018: 46.7 %2019: 45.2 %

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 IDA blend stood at 45.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA blend peaked at 65.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2019.

That places IDA blend 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 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 IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in IDA blend, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 64.9%
1999 65.2% +0.5%
2000 65.3% +0.1%
2001 64.4% -1.3%
2002 64.2% -0.4%
2003 64.1% -0.1%
2004 62.5% -2.4%
2005 62.3% -0.4%
2006 61.1% -1.9%
2007 61.9% +1.3%
2008 59.0% -4.8%
2009 58.2% -1.3%
2010 56.2% -3.3%
2011 55.6% -1.2%
2012 55.1% -0.9%
2013 53.0% -3.8%
2014 53.5% +0.9%
2015 46.2% -13.6%
2016 45.7% -1.2%
2017 46.0% +0.7%
2018 46.7% +1.5%
2019 45.2% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.1% 64.9% 65.2% 2
2000s 62.3% 58.2% 65.3% 10
2010s 50.3% 45.2% 56.2% 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 9 Mozambique 64.6% compare
  2. 10 Mauritania 63.2% compare
  3. 11 Malawi 62.1% compare
  4. 12 Tuvalu 60.9% compare
  5. 13 Guinea 59.3% compare
  6. 14 Honduras 58.3% compare
  7. 15 Guatemala 57.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA blend?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA blend was 45.2% 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 IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2019.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
IDA blend ranks 12th 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 IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA blend 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.