Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members
OECD members: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 11.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 11.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members peaked at 26.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2017.
That places OECD members 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.4% | — |
| 1994 | 24.4% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.9% | 22.9% | 26.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 10.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members was 11.1% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2017.
- How does OECD members rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- OECD members ranks 38th 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 OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.