Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 29.07 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Low & middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 29.07 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 Low & middle income peaked at 52.77 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.59 million number, in 2017.
That places Low & middle income 3rd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.28 million number | — |
| 1999 | 52.77 million number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 52.68 million number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 52.26 million number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 49.60 million number | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 45.12 million number | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 42.52 million number | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 40.85 million number | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 39.34 million number | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 37.43 million number | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 35.92 million number | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 34.82 million number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 33.01 million number | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 32.08 million number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 30.70 million number | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 30.00 million number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 29.86 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 29.14 million number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.98 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.59 million number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.91 million number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 29.07 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.02 million number | 51.28 million number | 52.77 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.05 million number | 34.82 million number | 52.68 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.03 million number | 28.59 million number | 33.01 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Low & middle income?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Low & middle income was 29.07 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 52.77 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.59 million number in 2017.
- How does Low & middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.