Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in IDA & IBRD total

IDA & IBRD total: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 29.08 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
29.08 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
52.71 million number
in 1999
All-time low
28.60 million number
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1998–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M1998200820191998: 51.2M number1999: 52.7M number2000: 52.6M number2001: 52.2M number2002: 49.6M number2003: 45.1M number2004: 42.5M number2005: 40.8M number2006: 39.3M number2007: 37.4M number2008: 35.9M number2009: 34.8M number2010: 33.0M number2011: 32.1M number2012: 30.7M number2013: 30.0M number2014: 29.8M number2015: 29.1M number2016: 29.0M number2017: 28.6M number2018: 28.9M number2019: 29.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA & IBRD total recorded 29.08 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2019.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 52.71 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.60 million number, in 2017.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in IDA & IBRD total, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 51.25 million number
1999 52.71 million number +2.9%
2000 52.63 million number -0.2%
2001 52.23 million number -0.8%
2002 49.58 million number -5.1%
2003 45.14 million number -9.0%
2004 42.51 million number -5.8%
2005 40.83 million number -4.0%
2006 39.32 million number -3.7%
2007 37.43 million number -4.8%
2008 35.91 million number -4.1%
2009 34.82 million number -3.0%
2010 32.99 million number -5.2%
2011 32.05 million number -2.8%
2012 30.68 million number -4.3%
2013 29.97 million number -2.3%
2014 29.84 million number -0.4%
2015 29.12 million number -2.4%
2016 28.97 million number -0.5%
2017 28.60 million number -1.3%
2018 28.93 million number +1.2%
2019 29.08 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.98 million number 51.25 million number 52.71 million number 2
2000s 43.04 million number 34.82 million number 52.63 million number 10
2010s 30.02 million number 28.60 million number 32.99 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total

  1. 1 Pakistan 2.58 million number compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia 2.40 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 923,944 number compare
  4. 4 Niger 672,347 number compare
  5. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 578,654 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 IDA & IBRD total?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in IDA & IBRD total was 29.08 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 IDA & IBRD total?
The highest recorded value was 52.71 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The lowest recorded value was 28.60 million number in 2017.
How does IDA & IBRD total rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.