Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in World

World: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 66.61 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
66.61 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
92.64 million number
in 2001
All-time low
66.61 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1998200820191998: 90.8M number1999: 91.8M number2000: 92.4M number2001: 92.6M number2002: 92.6M number2003: 91.8M number2004: 91.2M number2005: 90.5M number2006: 88.5M number2007: 85.2M number2008: 80.9M number2009: 78.3M number2010: 75.1M number2011: 72.5M number2012: 71.5M number2013: 70.1M number2014: 69.8M number2015: 68.6M number2016: 67.7M number2017: 67.0M number2018: 66.7M number2019: 66.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in World stood at 66.61 million number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in World peaked at 92.64 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 66.61 million number, in 2019.

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 World, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in World, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 90.82 million number
1999 91.79 million number +1.1%
2000 92.35 million number +0.6%
2001 92.64 million number +0.3%
2002 92.61 million number -0.0%
2003 91.82 million number -0.9%
2004 91.19 million number -0.7%
2005 90.48 million number -0.8%
2006 88.54 million number -2.1%
2007 85.24 million number -3.7%
2008 80.85 million number -5.1%
2009 78.28 million number -3.2%
2010 75.10 million number -4.1%
2011 72.50 million number -3.5%
2012 71.53 million number -1.3%
2013 70.09 million number -2.0%
2014 69.81 million number -0.4%
2015 68.61 million number -1.7%
2016 67.71 million number -1.3%
2017 66.95 million number -1.1%
2018 66.73 million number -0.3%
2019 66.61 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 91.30 million number 90.82 million number 91.79 million number 2
2000s 88.40 million number 78.28 million number 92.64 million number 10
2010s 69.56 million number 66.61 million number 75.10 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  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

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in World?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in World was 66.61 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 92.64 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 66.61 million number in 2019.
How does World rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.