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

Latest (2019)
38.2%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
49.8%
in 1998
All-time low
38.2%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low & middle income, 1998–2019

010203040501998200820191998: 49.8 %1999: 49.6 %2000: 49.4 %2001: 49.3 %2002: 48.6 %2003: 48 %2004: 47.4 %2005: 47.2 %2006: 46.3 %2007: 45 %2008: 43.5 %2009: 42.9 %2010: 41.6 %2011: 40.6 %2012: 40.5 %2013: 39.8 %2014: 40.1 %2015: 39.4 %2016: 39.1 %2017: 38.5 %2018: 38.5 %2019: 38.2 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Low & middle income, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  2. 14 Honduras 58.3% compare
  3. 15 Guatemala 57.2% compare
  4. 16 Côte d'Ivoire 52.1% compare
  5. 17 Cambodia 51.7% compare
  6. 18 Pakistan 50.0% compare
  7. 19 Cameroon 49.7% compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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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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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.