Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 586,210 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
586,210 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.81 million number
in 1998
All-time low
576,999 number
in 2018
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1998–2019

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M1998200820191998: 1.8M number1999: 1.7M number2000: 1.6M number2001: 1.2M number2002: 1.0M number2003: 711.1k number2004: 793.3k number2005: 859.4k number2006: 867.0k number2007: 938.3k number2008: 878.4k number2009: 835.1k number2010: 805.6k number2011: 851.8k number2012: 770.6k number2013: 746.6k number2014: 752.0k number2015: 727.9k number2016: 727.9k number2017: 661.1k number2018: 577.0k number2019: 586.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia stood at 586,210 number.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 1.81 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 576,999 number, in 2018.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 33rd 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, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Europe & Central Asia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1.81 million number
1999 1.74 million number -4.0%
2000 1.56 million number -10.2%
2001 1.21 million number -22.4%
2002 1.02 million number -16.0%
2003 711,144 number -30.3%
2004 793,321 number +11.6%
2005 859,365 number +8.3%
2006 867,035 number +0.9%
2007 938,309 number +8.2%
2008 878,350 number -6.4%
2009 835,069 number -4.9%
2010 805,590 number -3.5%
2011 851,796 number +5.7%
2012 770,561 number -9.5%
2013 746,608 number -3.1%
2014 752,021 number +0.7%
2015 727,868 number -3.2%
2016 727,909 number +0.0%
2017 661,124 number -9.2%
2018 576,999 number -12.7%
2019 586,210 number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.78 million number 1.74 million number 1.81 million number 2
2000s 968,242 number 711,144 number 1.56 million number 10
2010s 720,669 number 576,999 number 851,796 number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

  1. 30 Honduras 94,295 number compare
  2. 31 Malaysia 88,361 number compare
  3. 32 Colombia 84,845 number compare
  4. 33 Germany 83,231 number compare
  5. 34 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80,422 number compare
  6. 35 Ghana 79,111 number compare
  7. 36 Cambodia 62,832 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Europe & Central Asia was 586,210 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 Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 576,999 number in 2018.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.