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
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in IDA total, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
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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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.