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

IDA total: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 19.12 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
19.12 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
5th
of 45 groups
All-time high
21.08 million number
in 2001
All-time low
18.50 million number
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998200820191998: 20.3M number1999: 20.8M number2000: 20.9M number2001: 21.1M number2002: 20.7M number2003: 20.4M number2004: 20.3M number2005: 20.6M number2006: 20.3M number2007: 20.4M number2008: 20.4M number2009: 20.2M number2010: 19.6M number2011: 19.7M number2012: 19.4M number2013: 20.1M number2014: 20.1M number2015: 19.4M number2016: 19.1M number2017: 18.5M number2018: 19.0M number2019: 19.1M number

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 IDA total is 19.12 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in IDA total peaked at 21.08 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.50 million number, in 2017.

That places IDA total 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 total, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in IDA total, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 20.32 million number
1999 20.81 million number +2.4%
2000 20.91 million number +0.5%
2001 21.08 million number +0.8%
2002 20.71 million number -1.8%
2003 20.42 million number -1.4%
2004 20.33 million number -0.4%
2005 20.55 million number +1.1%
2006 20.31 million number -1.2%
2007 20.42 million number +0.5%
2008 20.40 million number -0.1%
2009 20.17 million number -1.1%
2010 19.64 million number -2.6%
2011 19.74 million number +0.5%
2012 19.45 million number -1.5%
2013 20.10 million number +3.3%
2014 20.15 million number +0.3%
2015 19.42 million number -3.6%
2016 19.07 million number -1.8%
2017 18.50 million number -3.0%
2018 18.98 million number +2.6%
2019 19.12 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.57 million number 20.32 million number 20.81 million number 2
2000s 20.53 million number 20.17 million number 21.08 million number 10
2010s 19.42 million number 18.50 million number 20.15 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 2 Ethiopia 2.40 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 923,944 number compare
  3. 4 Niger 672,347 number compare
  4. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 578,654 number compare
  5. 6 Chad 545,829 number compare
  6. 7 Mozambique 473,006 number compare
  7. 8 Cameroon 441,965 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 total?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in IDA total was 19.12 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 total?
The highest recorded value was 21.08 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 18.50 million number in 2017.
How does IDA total rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
IDA total ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA 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.