Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 13.40 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend is 13.40 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 31.97 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.40 million number, in 2019.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31.40 million number | — |
| 1999 | 31.97 million number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 31.40 million number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 30.53 million number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 29.36 million number | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 26.77 million number | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 25.42 million number | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 24.60 million number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 23.35 million number | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 21.60 million number | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 20.86 million number | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 20.10 million number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 18.54 million number | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 17.47 million number | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 15.91 million number | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 15.25 million number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 14.83 million number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.70 million number | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 13.65 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.42 million number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 13.50 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 13.40 million number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.69 million number | 31.40 million number | 31.97 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.40 million number | 20.10 million number | 31.40 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.97 million number | 13.40 million number | 18.54 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Early-demographic dividend was 13.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 31.97 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.40 million number in 2019.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.