Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA blend
IDA blend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 27.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA blend, 1998–2019
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 blend is 27.4%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA blend peaked at 42.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2017.
That places IDA blend 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.3% | — |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 42.3% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 40.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 26.7% | 39.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 7 Ethiopia 47.0% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 46.1% compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 44.4% compare
- 10 Mozambique 43.1% compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 38.1% compare
- 12 Honduras 37.6% compare
- 13 Cameroon 36.7% compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA blend?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA blend was 27.4% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2017.
- How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- IDA blend ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.