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

IDA total: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 57.58 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
57.58 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
10th
of 45 groups
All-time high
58.49 million number
in 2014
All-time low
51.19 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M1998200820191998: 51.2M number1999: 52.0M number2000: 53.2M number2001: 54.0M number2002: 54.6M number2003: 55.5M number2004: 56.0M number2005: 57.1M number2006: 57.1M number2007: 57.6M number2008: 56.8M number2009: 56.5M number2010: 56.4M number2011: 57.5M number2012: 58.1M number2013: 57.9M number2014: 58.5M number2015: 56.8M number2016: 56.0M number2017: 56.7M number2018: 57.4M number2019: 57.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA total recorded 57.58 million number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 58.49 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 51.19 million number, in 1998.

That places IDA total 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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 total, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in IDA total, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 51.19 million number
1999 51.97 million number +1.5%
2000 53.18 million number +2.3%
2001 53.96 million number +1.5%
2002 54.60 million number +1.2%
2003 55.47 million number +1.6%
2004 55.99 million number +0.9%
2005 57.09 million number +2.0%
2006 57.14 million number +0.1%
2007 57.62 million number +0.8%
2008 56.76 million number -1.5%
2009 56.45 million number -0.5%
2010 56.42 million number -0.1%
2011 57.54 million number +2.0%
2012 58.08 million number +0.9%
2013 57.90 million number -0.3%
2014 58.49 million number +1.0%
2015 56.76 million number -3.0%
2016 56.02 million number -1.3%
2017 56.74 million number +1.3%
2018 57.39 million number +1.1%
2019 57.58 million number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.58 million number 51.19 million number 51.97 million number 2
2000s 55.83 million number 53.18 million number 57.62 million number 10
2010s 57.29 million number 56.02 million number 58.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 7 Afghanistan 1.48 million number compare
  2. 8 Egypt 1.21 million number compare
  3. 9 Kenya 1.12 million number compare
  4. 10 Niger 1.09 million number compare
  5. 11 Yemen 1.02 million number compare
  6. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 973,911 number compare
  7. 13 Türkiye 920,969 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA total?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in IDA total was 57.58 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 total?
The highest recorded value was 58.49 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 51.19 million number in 1998.
How does IDA total rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
IDA total ranks 10th 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 total?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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.