Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members
OECD members: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 2.66 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 2.66 million number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members peaked at 7.48 million number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million number, in 2019.
OECD members ranks 31st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 7.48 million number | — |
| 1994 | 6.96 million number | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 6.86 million number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 6.68 million number | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 6.51 million number | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.55 million number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.47 million number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 6.44 million number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.94 million number | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 5.88 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.29 million number | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 5.03 million number | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.50 million number | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 4.52 million number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.49 million number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.45 million number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.46 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.34 million number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.04 million number | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 4.11 million number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.55 million number | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 3.24 million number | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.98 million number | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 2.78 million number | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.67 million number | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.66 million number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.66 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.79 million number | 6.47 million number | 7.48 million number | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.10 million number | 4.45 million number | 6.44 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.30 million number | 2.66 million number | 4.34 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in OECD members was 2.66 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 million number in 1993.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million number in 2019.
- How does OECD members rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- OECD members ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.