Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 39.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 39.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 59.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2012.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 58.9% | — |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 57.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 57.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 56.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 56.9% | 59.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 41.7% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 39.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 39.5% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2012.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.