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

Latest (2019)
11.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
26.4%
in 1993
All-time low
10.6%
in 2017
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members, 1993–2019

01020301993200620191993: 26.4 %1994: 24.4 %1995: 24.2 %1996: 23.5 %1997: 23 %1998: 23 %1999: 22.9 %2000: 23.1 %2001: 22.4 %2002: 21.9 %2003: 19.9 %2004: 18.8 %2005: 17.7 %2006: 17.9 %2007: 17.2 %2008: 17 %2009: 17.2 %2010: 16.2 %2011: 15.7 %2012: 15.9 %2013: 13.9 %2014: 12.9 %2015: 12.2 %2016: 11.1 %2017: 10.6 %2018: 11.1 %2019: 11.1 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in OECD members, 1993 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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.