Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in European Union
European Union: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 223,387 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in European Union, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
European Union recorded 223,387 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2019.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in European Union peaked at 506,614 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 138,368 number, in 2005.
European Union ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 506,614 number | — |
| 1987 | 458,259 number | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 464,510 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 453,309 number | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 463,716 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 448,716 number | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 456,241 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 453,235 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 408,573 number | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 397,170 number | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 395,776 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 401,402 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 331,880 number | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 329,741 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 290,557 number | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 275,576 number | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 243,748 number | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 224,063 number | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 206,916 number | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 138,368 number | -33.1% |
| 2006 | 170,782 number | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 267,183 number | +56.4% |
| 2008 | 262,716 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 255,407 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 255,292 number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 313,156 number | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 299,824 number | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 249,699 number | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 264,925 number | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 231,934 number | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 222,194 number | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 220,609 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 221,244 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 223,387 number | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in European Union changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +56.4% | 170,782 number | 267,183 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 470,673 number | 453,309 number | 506,614 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 408,645 number | 329,741 number | 463,716 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 233,532 number | 138,368 number | 290,557 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 250,226 number | 220,609 number | 313,156 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More education data for European Union
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0517 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in European Union?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in European Union was 223,387 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 506,614 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,368 number in 2005.
- How does European Union rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- European Union ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.