Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IBRD only

IBRD only: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 22.48 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
22.48 million number
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
15th
of 45 groups
All-time high
59.32 million number
in 1999
All-time low
22.28 million number
in 2015
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IBRD only, 1998–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M1998200820191998: 57.6M number1999: 59.3M number2000: 59.0M number2001: 58.7M number2002: 55.1M number2003: 47.9M number2004: 43.7M number2005: 39.7M number2006: 37.7M number2007: 33.6M number2008: 31.4M number2009: 30.3M number2010: 28.2M number2011: 26.6M number2012: 24.9M number2013: 23.1M number2014: 22.8M number2015: 22.3M number2016: 22.6M number2017: 22.8M number2018: 22.5M number2019: 22.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IBRD only stood at 22.48 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IBRD only peaked at 59.32 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.28 million number, in 2015.

IBRD only ranks 15th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in IBRD only, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 57.58 million number
1999 59.32 million number +3.0%
2000 59.03 million number -0.5%
2001 58.68 million number -0.6%
2002 55.08 million number -6.1%
2003 47.87 million number -13.1%
2004 43.65 million number -8.8%
2005 39.74 million number -8.9%
2006 37.65 million number -5.3%
2007 33.56 million number -10.9%
2008 31.40 million number -6.4%
2009 30.32 million number -3.4%
2010 28.25 million number -6.8%
2011 26.62 million number -5.7%
2012 24.92 million number -6.4%
2013 23.07 million number -7.4%
2014 22.84 million number -1.0%
2015 22.28 million number -2.4%
2016 22.64 million number +1.6%
2017 22.79 million number +0.7%
2018 22.49 million number -1.3%
2019 22.48 million number -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.45 million number 57.58 million number 59.32 million number 2
2000s 43.70 million number 30.32 million number 59.03 million number 10
2010s 23.84 million number 22.28 million number 28.25 million number 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 12 Cameroon 808,212 number compare
  2. 13 Mali 718,713 number compare
  3. 14 Guinea 559,421 number compare
  4. 15 Iraq 551,278 number compare
  5. 16 Yemen 543,228 number compare
  6. 17 Mexico 526,899 number compare
  7. 18 Guatemala 385,857 number compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IBRD only?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IBRD only was 22.48 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 59.32 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 22.28 million number in 2015.
How does IBRD only rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
IBRD only ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IBRD only data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.