Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle income
Middle income: 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 Middle income, 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 Middle income is 19.12 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle income peaked at 43.55 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.97 million number, in 2017.
Middle income ranks 4th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.27 million number | — |
| 1999 | 43.55 million number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 43.33 million number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 42.81 million number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 40.53 million number | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 36.37 million number | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 33.89 million number | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 32.15 million number | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 30.83 million number | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 28.95 million number | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 27.65 million number | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 26.46 million number | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 24.79 million number | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 23.63 million number | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 22.38 million number | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 20.95 million number | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 20.58 million number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.58 million number | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 19.16 million number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.97 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.15 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 19.12 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.91 million number | 42.27 million number | 43.55 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.30 million number | 26.46 million number | 43.33 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.83 million number | 18.97 million number | 24.79 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle income?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle income 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.55 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.97 million number in 2017.
- How does Middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.