Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only

IDA only: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 37.61 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37.61 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
14th
of 45 groups
All-time high
37.61 million number
in 2019
All-time low
33.00 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only, 1998–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1998200820191998: 33.0M number1999: 33.1M number2000: 33.8M number2001: 34.3M number2002: 34.5M number2003: 35.0M number2004: 35.6M number2005: 36.0M number2006: 36.1M number2007: 35.9M number2008: 35.6M number2009: 35.3M number2010: 35.4M number2011: 36.2M number2012: 36.4M number2013: 36.6M number2014: 37.0M number2015: 37.5M number2016: 36.7M number2017: 37.0M number2018: 37.5M number2019: 37.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 37.61 million number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only peaked at 37.61 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.00 million number, in 1998.

That places IDA only 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in IDA only, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 33.00 million number
1999 33.13 million number +0.4%
2000 33.78 million number +2.0%
2001 34.28 million number +1.5%
2002 34.51 million number +0.7%
2003 35.02 million number +1.5%
2004 35.62 million number +1.7%
2005 36.04 million number +1.2%
2006 36.07 million number +0.1%
2007 35.86 million number -0.6%
2008 35.60 million number -0.7%
2009 35.33 million number -0.8%
2010 35.44 million number +0.3%
2011 36.24 million number +2.2%
2012 36.45 million number +0.6%
2013 36.62 million number +0.5%
2014 37.01 million number +1.1%
2015 37.46 million number +1.2%
2016 36.68 million number -2.1%
2017 37.02 million number +0.9%
2018 37.47 million number +1.2%
2019 37.61 million number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.07 million number 33.00 million number 33.13 million number 2
2000s 35.21 million number 33.78 million number 36.07 million number 10
2010s 36.80 million number 35.44 million number 37.61 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 11 Yemen 1.02 million number compare
  2. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 973,911 number compare
  3. 13 Türkiye 920,969 number compare
  4. 14 Iraq 896,863 number compare
  5. 15 Mali 893,167 number compare
  6. 16 Myanmar 884,136 number compare
  7. 17 Burkina Faso 855,745 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA only was 37.61 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 37.61 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 33.00 million number in 1998.
How does IDA only rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
IDA only ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.