Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 38.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low & middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 38.2% 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low & middle income peaked at 49.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2019.
Low & middle income ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.8% | — |
| 1999 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 42.9% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 38.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low & middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low & middle income was 38.2% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 16th 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 Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.