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

Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 21.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.6%
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
34th
of 45 groups
All-time high
34.3%
in 2005
All-time low
21.6%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

01020301998200820191998: 34 %1999: 33.2 %2000: 33.4 %2001: 33.4 %2002: 33.3 %2003: 33.4 %2004: 33.5 %2005: 34.3 %2006: 32.8 %2007: 30.3 %2008: 28 %2009: 25.9 %2010: 24 %2011: 22.4 %2012: 23.2 %2013: 22.7 %2014: 23.3 %2015: 23.4 %2016: 23.6 %2017: 22.9 %2018: 22.1 %2019: 21.6 %

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 Upper middle income stood at 21.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Upper middle income peaked at 34.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2019.

That places Upper middle income 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Upper middle income, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 34.0%
1999 33.2% -2.5%
2000 33.4% +0.6%
2001 33.4% +0.1%
2002 33.3% -0.3%
2003 33.4% +0.3%
2004 33.5% +0.2%
2005 34.3% +2.6%
2006 32.8% -4.4%
2007 30.3% -7.8%
2008 28.0% -7.4%
2009 25.9% -7.6%
2010 24.0% -7.4%
2011 22.4% -6.8%
2012 23.2% +3.7%
2013 22.7% -1.9%
2014 23.3% +2.4%
2015 23.4% +0.5%
2016 23.6% +0.7%
2017 22.9% -2.9%
2018 22.1% -3.3%
2019 21.6% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.6% 33.2% 34.0% 2
2000s 31.8% 25.9% 34.3% 10
2010s 22.9% 21.6% 24.0% 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

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  3. 33 Malaysia 41.2% compare
  4. 34 Bangladesh 40.7% compare
  5. 35 Lesotho 38.4% compare
  6. 36 Nicaragua 38.1% compare
  7. 37 Belize 37.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Upper middle income?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Upper middle income was 21.6% 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Upper middle income ranks 34th 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 Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Upper 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.