Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA only
IDA only: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 52.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA only, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 52.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA only peaked at 67.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2019.
IDA only ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.8% | — |
| 1999 | 67.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.4% | 67.1% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 57.7% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 52.1% | 57.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 5 Burundi 67.1% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 66.7% compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 66.5% compare
- 8 Djibouti 65.6% compare
- 9 Mozambique 64.6% compare
- 10 Mauritania 63.2% compare
- 11 Malawi 62.1% compare
More reference data data for IDA only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.87 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.63 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.34 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6961 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7683 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.47 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA only?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA only was 52.1% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- IDA only ranks 8th 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 only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.