Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 10.29 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend stood at 10.29 million number.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 13.31 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.62 million number, in 2017.
IDA blend ranks 19th 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.84 million number | — |
| 1999 | 11.21 million number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 11.31 million number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 11.49 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.84 million number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 11.92 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.88 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.99 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 12.48 million number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 12.95 million number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 13.31 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.09 million number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 12.65 million number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 12.75 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.80 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.85 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.75 million number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.94 million number | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 9.77 million number | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 9.62 million number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 10.15 million number | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 10.29 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.02 million number | 10.84 million number | 11.21 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.23 million number | 11.31 million number | 13.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.46 million number | 9.62 million number | 12.85 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in IDA blend was 10.29 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.62 million number in 2017.
- How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.