Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 17.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA & IBRD total, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA & IBRD total is 17.3%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 28.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2016.
That places IDA & IBRD total 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.3% | 27.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (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 IDA & IBRD total?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA & IBRD total was 17.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2016.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2016.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.