Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 15.56 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.56 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
15.56 million number
in 2019
All-time low
10.96 million number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1999–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1999200920191999: 11.0M number2000: 11.2M number2001: 11.5M number2002: 11.8M number2003: 12.0M number2004: 12.2M number2005: 12.4M number2006: 12.4M number2007: 12.4M number2008: 12.4M number2009: 12.5M number2010: 12.7M number2011: 12.9M number2012: 13.2M number2013: 13.4M number2014: 13.7M number2015: 14.1M number2016: 14.5M number2017: 14.8M number2018: 15.4M number2019: 15.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 15.56 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 15.56 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.96 million number, in 1999.

That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 17th 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 21 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 10.96 million number
2000 11.24 million number +2.6%
2001 11.54 million number +2.6%
2002 11.76 million number +1.9%
2003 12.01 million number +2.2%
2004 12.21 million number +1.6%
2005 12.36 million number +1.2%
2006 12.42 million number +0.4%
2007 12.41 million number -0.0%
2008 12.41 million number +0.0%
2009 12.55 million number +1.1%
2010 12.69 million number +1.1%
2011 12.94 million number +1.9%
2012 13.16 million number +1.7%
2013 13.38 million number +1.7%
2014 13.70 million number +2.4%
2015 14.06 million number +2.6%
2016 14.46 million number +2.9%
2017 14.76 million number +2.1%
2018 15.37 million number +4.1%
2019 15.56 million number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.96 million number 10.96 million number 10.96 million number 1
2000s 12.09 million number 11.24 million number 12.55 million number 10
2010s 14.01 million number 12.69 million number 15.56 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 14 Mali 463,370 number compare
  2. 15 Türkiye 458,470 number compare
  3. 16 Chad 442,563 number compare
  4. 17 Mozambique 442,290 number compare
  5. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 441,062 number compare
  6. 19 Cameroon 418,254 number compare
  7. 20 Burkina Faso 415,222 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 15.56 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 15.56 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 10.96 million number in 1999.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.