Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 15.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Early-demographic dividend, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 15.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 34.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2019.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.4% | — |
| 1999 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 22.4% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Early-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Early-demographic dividend was 15.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2019.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.