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

IDA total: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 50.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
50.1%
Change on year
down 9.4%
Rank
9th
of 45 groups
All-time high
66.8%
in 1998
All-time low
50.1%
in 2016
Years of data
14
1998–2016

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA total, 1998–2016

02040601998200720161998: 66.8 %2001: 65.5 %2002: 64.8 %2003: 64.6 %2004: 63.9 %2006: 62.1 %2007: 61.5 %2008: 59.3 %2009: 58 %2011: 57.1 %2012: 56.4 %2013: 55.3 %2014: 55.3 %2016: 50.1 %

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

Analysis

In 2016, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA total stood at 50.1%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA total peaked at 66.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2016.

That places IDA total 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA total, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in IDA total, 1998 to 2016.
Year % Change
1998 66.8%
2001 65.5% -1.9%
2002 64.8% -1.1%
2003 64.6% -0.3%
2004 63.9% -1.1%
2006 62.1% -2.7%
2007 61.5% -1.1%
2008 59.3% -3.6%
2009 58.0% -2.2%
2011 57.1% -1.5%
2012 56.4% -1.2%
2013 55.3% -1.9%
2014 55.3% -0.0%
2016 50.1% -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.8% 66.8% 66.8% 1
2000s 62.4% 58.0% 65.5% 8
2010s 54.8% 50.1% 57.1% 5

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 6 Burkina Faso 66.7% compare
  2. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 66.5% compare
  3. 8 Djibouti 65.6% compare
  4. 9 Mozambique 64.6% compare
  5. 10 Mauritania 63.2% compare
  6. 11 Malawi 62.1% compare
  7. 12 Tuvalu 60.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA total?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA total was 50.1% in 2016, 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 total?
The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2016.
How does IDA total rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
IDA total ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2016.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA total 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.