Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Other small states

Other small states: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 278,529 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
278,529 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
41st
of 45 groups
All-time high
346,937 number
in 2000
All-time low
225,101 number
in 1983
Years of data
39
1981–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Other small states, 1981–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1981200020191981: 247.0k number1982: 257.4k number1983: 225.1k number1984: 276.1k number1985: 256.6k number1986: 285.8k number1987: 277.7k number1988: 276.4k number1989: 294.6k number1990: 301.7k number1991: 295.5k number1992: 305.4k number1993: 313.9k number1994: 327.9k number1995: 324.0k number1996: 331.6k number1997: 339.1k number1998: 344.8k number1999: 334.4k number2000: 346.9k number2001: 342.2k number2002: 328.6k number2003: 329.1k number2004: 316.0k number2005: 308.8k number2006: 309.3k number2007: 302.1k number2008: 290.9k number2009: 289.8k number2010: 287.4k number2011: 279.2k number2012: 276.1k number2013: 274.4k number2014: 274.7k number2015: 285.1k number2016: 291.4k number2017: 291.5k number2018: 283.5k number2019: 278.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Other small states is 278,529 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 346,937 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 225,101 number, in 1983.

That places Other small states 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Other small states, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Other small states, 1981 to 2019.
Year number Change
1981 247,047 number
1982 257,351 number +4.2%
1983 225,101 number -12.5%
1984 276,108 number +22.7%
1985 256,626 number -7.1%
1986 285,828 number +11.4%
1987 277,668 number -2.9%
1988 276,407 number -0.5%
1989 294,632 number +6.6%
1990 301,679 number +2.4%
1991 295,490 number -2.1%
1992 305,449 number +3.4%
1993 313,865 number +2.8%
1994 327,865 number +4.5%
1995 323,964 number -1.2%
1996 331,557 number +2.3%
1997 339,122 number +2.3%
1998 344,831 number +1.7%
1999 334,444 number -3.0%
2000 346,937 number +3.7%
2001 342,222 number -1.4%
2002 328,646 number -4.0%
2003 329,056 number +0.1%
2004 315,957 number -4.0%
2005 308,764 number -2.3%
2006 309,323 number +0.2%
2007 302,102 number -2.3%
2008 290,880 number -3.7%
2009 289,754 number -0.4%
2010 287,389 number -0.8%
2011 279,178 number -2.9%
2012 276,077 number -1.1%
2013 274,383 number -0.6%
2014 274,728 number +0.1%
2015 285,102 number +3.8%
2016 291,375 number +2.2%
2017 291,487 number +0.0%
2018 283,451 number -2.8%
2019 278,529 number -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 266,308 number 225,101 number 294,632 number 9
1990s 321,827 number 295,490 number 344,831 number 10
2000s 316,364 number 289,754 number 346,937 number 10
2010s 282,170 number 274,383 number 291,487 number 10

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 38 Mauritania 110,180 number compare
  2. 39 Thailand 103,910 number compare
  3. 40 Eritrea 95,023 number compare
  4. 41 Romania 73,622 number compare
  5. 42 Ukraine 71,465 number compare
  6. 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 62,401 number compare
  7. 44 El Salvador 60,217 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 Other small states?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Other small states was 278,529 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 Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 346,937 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 225,101 number in 1983.
How does Other small states rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Other small states ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Other small states 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.