Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 35.70 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
35.70 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
35.70 million number
in 2019
All-time low
25.17 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1998200820191998: 25.2M number1999: 25.4M number2000: 26.0M number2001: 26.3M number2002: 26.6M number2003: 26.9M number2004: 27.1M number2005: 27.7M number2006: 28.3M number2007: 29.4M number2008: 28.6M number2009: 28.6M number2010: 28.7M number2011: 29.6M number2012: 30.3M number2013: 30.6M number2014: 31.1M number2015: 32.0M number2016: 33.0M number2017: 33.8M number2018: 35.4M number2019: 35.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 35.70 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 35.70 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.17 million number, in 1998.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 25.17 million number
1999 25.41 million number +1.0%
2000 25.96 million number +2.2%
2001 26.30 million number +1.3%
2002 26.56 million number +1.0%
2003 26.91 million number +1.3%
2004 27.11 million number +0.8%
2005 27.66 million number +2.0%
2006 28.34 million number +2.5%
2007 29.35 million number +3.6%
2008 28.63 million number -2.4%
2009 28.59 million number -0.1%
2010 28.65 million number +0.2%
2011 29.56 million number +3.2%
2012 30.31 million number +2.6%
2013 30.56 million number +0.8%
2014 31.14 million number +1.9%
2015 32.02 million number +2.8%
2016 32.98 million number +3.0%
2017 33.80 million number +2.5%
2018 35.45 million number +4.9%
2019 35.70 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.29 million number 25.17 million number 25.41 million number 2
2000s 27.54 million number 25.96 million number 29.35 million number 10
2010s 32.02 million number 28.65 million number 35.70 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 13 Türkiye 920,969 number compare
  2. 14 Iraq 896,863 number compare
  3. 15 Mali 893,167 number compare
  4. 16 Myanmar 884,136 number compare
  5. 17 Burkina Faso 855,745 number compare
  6. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 854,168 number compare
  7. 19 Syrian Arab Republic 852,385 number compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 35.70 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 35.70 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 25.17 million number in 1998.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.