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
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in IDA total, 1998–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 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
- 12 Tuvalu 60.9%
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
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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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.