Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IBRD only
IBRD only: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 9.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IBRD only, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 9.5% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IBRD only peaked at 23.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2019.
IBRD only ranks 26th 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.0% | — |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 23.0% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 12.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 23 Yemen 28.4% compare
- 24 Mauritania 28.2% compare
- 25 Iraq 28.1% compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27.6% compare
- 27 Togo 21.4% compare
- 28 Myanmar 21.0% compare
- 29 Cayman Islands 19.6% compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0891 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IBRD only?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IBRD only was 9.5% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2019.
- How does IBRD only rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- IBRD only ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.