Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 53.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
53.2%
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
3rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
67.0%
in 1998
All-time low
53.2%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

02040601998200820191998: 67 %1999: 66.8 %2000: 66.4 %2001: 65.4 %2002: 64.3 %2003: 63.6 %2004: 62.4 %2005: 62.1 %2006: 62.1 %2007: 63.2 %2008: 59.9 %2009: 58.2 %2010: 56.4 %2011: 56.3 %2012: 56 %2013: 54.5 %2014: 53.9 %2015: 53.8 %2016: 53.8 %2017: 53.6 %2018: 54.5 %2019: 53.2 %

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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 53.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 67.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2019.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 3rd 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 67.0%
1999 66.8% -0.3%
2000 66.4% -0.6%
2001 65.4% -1.5%
2002 64.3% -1.8%
2003 63.6% -1.0%
2004 62.4% -1.9%
2005 62.1% -0.5%
2006 62.1% -0.0%
2007 63.2% +1.8%
2008 59.9% -5.2%
2009 58.2% -2.9%
2010 56.4% -3.0%
2011 56.3% -0.2%
2012 56.0% -0.6%
2013 54.5% -2.8%
2014 53.9% -1.1%
2015 53.8% -0.1%
2016 53.8% -0.0%
2017 53.6% -0.4%
2018 54.5% +1.8%
2019 53.2% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.9% 66.8% 67.0% 2
2000s 62.7% 58.2% 66.4% 10
2010s 54.6% 53.2% 56.4% 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  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
  6. 6 Burkina Faso 66.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 53.2% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2019.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.