Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low income

Low income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 55.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
55.8%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
65.9%
in 1998
All-time low
54.4%
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

02040601998200820191998: 65.9 %1999: 65.4 %2000: 65.6 %2001: 64.3 %2002: 63.6 %2003: 62.9 %2004: 62.1 %2005: 60.9 %2006: 60 %2007: 59.5 %2008: 57.6 %2009: 56.7 %2010: 55.8 %2011: 55.3 %2012: 54.5 %2013: 55.1 %2014: 54.4 %2015: 55.1 %2016: 55.4 %2017: 55.2 %2018: 56.5 %2019: 55.8 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low income is 55.8%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low income peaked at 65.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2014.

That places Low income 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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 income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Low income, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 65.9%
1999 65.4% -0.7%
2000 65.6% +0.3%
2001 64.3% -2.0%
2002 63.6% -1.1%
2003 62.9% -1.0%
2004 62.1% -1.2%
2005 60.9% -2.0%
2006 60.0% -1.4%
2007 59.5% -0.9%
2008 57.6% -3.2%
2009 56.7% -1.5%
2010 55.8% -1.6%
2011 55.3% -0.9%
2012 54.5% -1.3%
2013 55.1% +1.0%
2014 54.4% -1.2%
2015 55.1% +1.3%
2016 55.4% +0.5%
2017 55.2% -0.4%
2018 56.5% +2.3%
2019 55.8% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.7% 65.4% 65.9% 2
2000s 61.3% 56.7% 65.6% 10
2010s 55.3% 54.4% 56.5% 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 1 Niger 83.5% compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia 72.8% compare
  3. 3 Mali 71.4% compare
  4. 4 Chad 70.6% compare
  5. 5 Burundi 67.1% 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 income?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low income was 55.8% 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2014.
How does Low income rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Low income ranks 2nd 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 income?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low 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
Last refreshed

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.