Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 65.13 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
65.13 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
89.11 million number
in 2001
All-time low
65.13 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Low & middle income, 1998–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1998200820191998: 86.8M number1999: 87.8M number2000: 88.4M number2001: 89.1M number2002: 89.1M number2003: 88.7M number2004: 88.2M number2005: 87.9M number2006: 85.9M number2007: 82.5M number2008: 78.2M number2009: 75.9M number2010: 72.6M number2011: 70.2M number2012: 69.3M number2013: 68.0M number2014: 67.9M number2015: 67.0M number2016: 66.1M number2017: 65.4M number2018: 65.2M number2019: 65.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Low & middle income stood at 65.13 million number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Low & middle income peaked at 89.11 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 65.13 million number, in 2019.

Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Low & middle income, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 86.82 million number
1999 87.83 million number +1.2%
2000 88.42 million number +0.7%
2001 89.11 million number +0.8%
2002 89.09 million number -0.0%
2003 88.74 million number -0.4%
2004 88.24 million number -0.6%
2005 87.90 million number -0.4%
2006 85.90 million number -2.3%
2007 82.55 million number -3.9%
2008 78.23 million number -5.2%
2009 75.86 million number -3.0%
2010 72.64 million number -4.2%
2011 70.23 million number -3.3%
2012 69.30 million number -1.3%
2013 68.03 million number -1.8%
2014 67.91 million number -0.2%
2015 66.95 million number -1.4%
2016 66.14 million number -1.2%
2017 65.42 million number -1.1%
2018 65.24 million number -0.3%
2019 65.13 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 87.33 million number 86.82 million number 87.83 million number 2
2000s 85.40 million number 75.86 million number 89.11 million number 10
2010s 67.70 million number 65.13 million number 72.64 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 Pakistan 4.95 million number compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 2.20 million number compare
  3. 3 Ethiopia 1.69 million number compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 1.50 million number compare
  5. 5 Afghanistan 885,623 number compare
  6. 6 Mexico 806,971 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 Low & middle income?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Low & middle income was 65.13 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 Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 89.11 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 65.13 million number in 2019.
How does Low & middle income rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low & middle income 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.