Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 4.78 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.78 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
13.07 million number
in 2000
All-time low
4.51 million number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Upper middle income, 1998–2019

4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M1998200820191998: 12.3M number1999: 12.8M number2000: 13.1M number2001: 13.0M number2002: 11.7M number2003: 9.6M number2004: 8.1M number2005: 7.2M number2006: 6.9M number2007: 5.8M number2008: 5.4M number2009: 5.0M number2010: 5.0M number2011: 5.0M number2012: 5.0M number2013: 4.6M number2014: 4.5M number2015: 4.6M number2016: 4.8M number2017: 5.0M number2018: 4.7M number2019: 4.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Upper middle income stood at 4.78 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Upper middle income peaked at 13.07 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.51 million number, in 2014.

Upper middle income ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Upper middle income, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 12.30 million number
1999 12.77 million number +3.8%
2000 13.07 million number +2.3%
2001 13.03 million number -0.3%
2002 11.70 million number -10.2%
2003 9.56 million number -18.3%
2004 8.07 million number -15.6%
2005 7.18 million number -11.0%
2006 6.87 million number -4.3%
2007 5.81 million number -15.4%
2008 5.38 million number -7.4%
2009 4.97 million number -7.7%
2010 4.98 million number +0.2%
2011 4.95 million number -0.5%
2012 5.01 million number +1.1%
2013 4.62 million number -7.7%
2014 4.51 million number -2.5%
2015 4.61 million number +2.2%
2016 4.77 million number +3.6%
2017 4.96 million number +3.9%
2018 4.74 million number -4.5%
2019 4.78 million number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.53 million number 12.30 million number 12.77 million number 2
2000s 8.56 million number 4.97 million number 13.07 million number 10
2010s 4.79 million number 4.51 million number 5.01 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 17 Mexico 225,315 number compare
  2. 18 Guatemala 203,853 number compare
  3. 19 Türkiye 178,745 number compare
  4. 20 Malawi 166,620 number compare
  5. 21 Central African Republic 144,491 number compare
  6. 22 South Africa 128,261 number compare
  7. 23 Jordan 127,552 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 Upper middle income?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Upper middle income was 4.78 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 13.07 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 4.51 million number in 2014.
How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
Upper middle income ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Upper 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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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.