Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA only
IDA only: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 33.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA only, 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 only is 33.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA only peaked at 49.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2019.
That places IDA only 8th 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 only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.4% | — |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 48.8% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 36.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 33.7% | 36.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 5 Guinea 51.2% compare
- 6 Djibouti 47.7% compare
- 7 Ethiopia 47.0% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 46.1% compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 44.4% compare
- 10 Mozambique 43.1% compare
- 11 Syria 38.1% compare
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA only?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA only was 33.7% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- IDA only ranks 8th 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 only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.
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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.