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
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in World, 1998–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near World
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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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About this data
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.