Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 2.38 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.38 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
24th
of 45 groups
All-time high
9.94 million number
in 2001
All-time low
2.38 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1998200820191998: 8.6M number1999: 9.2M number2000: 9.7M number2001: 9.9M number2002: 8.8M number2003: 7.2M number2004: 5.9M number2005: 4.9M number2006: 4.7M number2007: 4.3M number2008: 3.7M number2009: 3.4M number2010: 3.3M number2011: 3.3M number2012: 3.3M number2013: 3.0M number2014: 2.8M number2015: 2.7M number2016: 2.6M number2017: 2.6M number2018: 2.4M number2019: 2.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 2.38 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% 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 Late-demographic dividend peaked at 9.94 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million number, in 2019.

That places Late-demographic dividend 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Late-demographic dividend, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 8.59 million number
1999 9.23 million number +7.5%
2000 9.66 million number +4.6%
2001 9.94 million number +2.9%
2002 8.77 million number -11.8%
2003 7.18 million number -18.1%
2004 5.95 million number -17.2%
2005 4.93 million number -17.1%
2006 4.67 million number -5.3%
2007 4.31 million number -7.7%
2008 3.65 million number -15.3%
2009 3.40 million number -7.0%
2010 3.31 million number -2.5%
2011 3.28 million number -0.9%
2012 3.28 million number -0.1%
2013 2.99 million number -8.9%
2014 2.76 million number -7.6%
2015 2.73 million number -1.2%
2016 2.60 million number -4.7%
2017 2.60 million number +0.1%
2018 2.39 million number -8.0%
2019 2.38 million number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.91 million number 8.59 million number 9.23 million number 2
2000s 6.25 million number 3.40 million number 9.94 million number 10
2010s 2.83 million number 2.38 million number 3.31 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 21 Central African Republic 144,491 number compare
  2. 22 South Africa 128,261 number compare
  3. 23 Jordan 127,552 number compare
  4. 24 Burundi 118,499 number compare
  5. 25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 106,544 number compare
  6. 26 Tunisia 105,545 number
  7. 27 Iran, Islamic Republic of 102,981 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Late-demographic dividend was 2.38 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 9.94 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million number in 2019.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.