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

Middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 35.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
48.5%
in 1998
All-time low
35.9%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

010203040501998200820191998: 48.5 %1999: 48.3 %2000: 48.1 %2001: 48 %2002: 47.3 %2003: 46.8 %2004: 46.2 %2005: 46.1 %2006: 45.1 %2007: 43.7 %2008: 42.1 %2009: 41.5 %2010: 40.2 %2011: 39.1 %2012: 39 %2013: 38.1 %2014: 38.4 %2015: 37.5 %2016: 37.1 %2017: 36.5 %2018: 36.2 %2019: 35.9 %

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

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle income stood at 35.9%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle income peaked at 48.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2019.

That places Middle income 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Middle income, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 48.5%
1999 48.3% -0.3%
2000 48.1% -0.5%
2001 48.0% -0.1%
2002 47.3% -1.4%
2003 46.8% -1.2%
2004 46.2% -1.3%
2005 46.1% -0.2%
2006 45.1% -2.0%
2007 43.7% -3.1%
2008 42.1% -3.6%
2009 41.5% -1.5%
2010 40.2% -3.2%
2011 39.1% -2.7%
2012 39.0% -0.3%
2013 38.1% -2.2%
2014 38.4% +0.8%
2015 37.5% -2.4%
2016 37.1% -1.2%
2017 36.5% -1.6%
2018 36.2% -0.7%
2019 35.9% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.4% 48.3% 48.5% 2
2000s 45.5% 41.5% 48.1% 10
2010s 37.8% 35.9% 40.2% 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 14 Honduras 58.3% compare
  2. 15 Guatemala 57.2% compare
  3. 16 Côte d'Ivoire 52.1% compare
  4. 17 Cambodia 51.7% compare
  5. 18 Pakistan 50.0% compare
  6. 19 Cameroon 49.7% compare
  7. 20 Jordan 48.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle income?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle income was 35.9% 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 Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2019.
How does Middle income rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Middle income ranks 17th 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 Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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.