Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 18.84 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18.84 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
15th
of 43 groups
All-time high
18.84 million number
in 2019
All-time low
16.25 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Least developed countries, 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998200820191998: 16.2M number1999: 16.4M number2000: 16.6M number2001: 16.9M number2002: 17.0M number2003: 17.2M number2004: 17.6M number2005: 17.8M number2006: 17.9M number2007: 18.0M number2008: 17.9M number2009: 17.7M number2010: 17.7M number2011: 18.1M number2012: 18.1M number2013: 18.3M number2014: 18.3M number2015: 18.5M number2016: 18.3M number2017: 18.4M number2018: 18.6M number2019: 18.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries recorded 18.84 million number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Least developed countries peaked at 18.84 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.25 million number, in 1998.

That places Least developed countries 15th out of 43 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, female in Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Least developed countries, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 16.25 million number
1999 16.35 million number +0.7%
2000 16.62 million number +1.6%
2001 16.91 million number +1.7%
2002 17.02 million number +0.6%
2003 17.24 million number +1.3%
2004 17.56 million number +1.9%
2005 17.83 million number +1.5%
2006 17.94 million number +0.6%
2007 17.96 million number +0.1%
2008 17.88 million number -0.5%
2009 17.73 million number -0.8%
2010 17.72 million number -0.0%
2011 18.06 million number +1.9%
2012 18.12 million number +0.4%
2013 18.28 million number +0.9%
2014 18.29 million number +0.0%
2015 18.47 million number +1.0%
2016 18.31 million number -0.9%
2017 18.38 million number +0.4%
2018 18.58 million number +1.1%
2019 18.84 million number +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.30 million number 16.25 million number 16.35 million number 2
2000s 17.47 million number 16.62 million number 17.96 million number 10
2010s 18.30 million number 17.72 million number 18.84 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 538,978 number compare
  2. 13 Iraq 509,145 number compare
  3. 14 Mali 463,370 number compare
  4. 15 Türkiye 458,470 number compare
  5. 16 Chad 442,563 number compare
  6. 17 Mozambique 442,290 number compare
  7. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 441,062 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 Least developed countries?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Least developed countries was 18.84 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 Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 18.84 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 16.25 million number in 1998.
How does Least developed countries rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Least developed countries ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries 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
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.