Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle income

Middle income: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 51.78 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
51.78 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
4th
of 45 groups
All-time high
79.58 million number
in 2001
All-time low
51.78 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle income, 1998–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1998200820191998: 77.8M number1999: 78.7M number2000: 79.1M number2001: 79.6M number2002: 79.4M number2003: 78.8M number2004: 78.2M number2005: 77.7M number2006: 75.6M number2007: 72.1M number2008: 67.7M number2009: 65.3M number2010: 61.9M number2011: 59.3M number2012: 58.3M number2013: 56.6M number2014: 56.3M number2015: 55.0M number2016: 53.8M number2017: 52.9M number2018: 52.1M number2019: 51.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Middle income recorded 51.78 million number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle income peaked at 79.58 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 51.78 million number, in 2019.

Middle income ranks 4th 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Middle income, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 77.75 million number
1999 78.73 million number +1.3%
2000 79.11 million number +0.5%
2001 79.58 million number +0.6%
2002 79.35 million number -0.3%
2003 78.84 million number -0.6%
2004 78.19 million number -0.8%
2005 77.72 million number -0.6%
2006 75.59 million number -2.7%
2007 72.07 million number -4.7%
2008 67.75 million number -6.0%
2009 65.29 million number -3.6%
2010 61.93 million number -5.1%
2011 59.32 million number -4.2%
2012 58.26 million number -1.8%
2013 56.59 million number -2.9%
2014 56.31 million number -0.5%
2015 54.99 million number -2.3%
2016 53.82 million number -2.1%
2017 52.86 million number -1.8%
2018 52.12 million number -1.4%
2019 51.78 million number -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.24 million number 77.75 million number 78.73 million number 2
2000s 75.35 million number 65.29 million number 79.58 million number 10
2010s 55.80 million number 51.78 million number 61.93 million number 10

Countries ranked near 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
  7. 7 Kenya 651,120 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 Middle income?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle income was 51.78 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 Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 79.58 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 51.78 million number in 2019.
How does Middle income rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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.