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

World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 34.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
34.8%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
45.5%
in 1998
All-time low
34.8%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

010203040501998200820191998: 45.5 %1999: 45.4 %2000: 45.3 %2001: 45.2 %2002: 44.7 %2003: 44.1 %2004: 43.5 %2005: 43.3 %2006: 42.5 %2007: 41.3 %2008: 39.8 %2009: 39.2 %2010: 38.1 %2011: 37.2 %2012: 37.1 %2013: 36.5 %2014: 36.7 %2015: 36 %2016: 35.6 %2017: 35.1 %2018: 35.1 %2019: 34.8 %

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

Analysis

World recorded 34.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in World peaked at 45.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2019.

World ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in World, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 45.5%
1999 45.4% -0.2%
2000 45.3% -0.2%
2001 45.2% -0.2%
2002 44.7% -1.2%
2003 44.1% -1.4%
2004 43.5% -1.3%
2005 43.3% -0.4%
2006 42.5% -1.8%
2007 41.3% -3.0%
2008 39.8% -3.6%
2009 39.2% -1.4%
2010 38.1% -2.9%
2011 37.2% -2.2%
2012 37.1% -0.3%
2013 36.5% -1.8%
2014 36.7% +0.5%
2015 36.0% -1.8%
2016 35.6% -1.1%
2017 35.1% -1.3%
2018 35.1% -0.1%
2019 34.8% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.4% 45.4% 45.5% 2
2000s 42.9% 39.2% 45.3% 10
2010s 36.2% 34.8% 38.1% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in World?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in World was 34.8% 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2019.
How does World rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
World ranks 18th 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 World?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.