Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 18.60 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Low income, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low income recorded 18.60 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Low income peaked at 18.60 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.63 million number, in 1992.
Low income ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.63 million number | — |
| 1993 | 11.89 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 12.46 million number | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 12.42 million number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 12.72 million number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 12.97 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 15.44 million number | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 15.70 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 15.85 million number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.90 million number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 15.27 million number | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 14.90 million number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 14.81 million number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 14.89 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.70 million number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.67 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.49 million number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 14.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.75 million number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 15.19 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.09 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.63 million number | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 17.18 million number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 17.65 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 18.17 million number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 17.93 million number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.28 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.60 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.15 million number | 11.63 million number | 15.70 million number | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.04 million number | 14.49 million number | 15.90 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.95 million number | 14.75 million number | 18.60 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Low income?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Low income was 18.60 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.60 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.63 million number in 1992.
- How does Low income rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.