Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Low income
Low income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 36.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Low income, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low income recorded 36.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Low income peaked at 55.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2012.
Low income ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 55.1% | — |
| 1993 | 55.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 55.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 53.8% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 54.6% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.2% | 53.0% | 55.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 37.1% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 34.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Low income?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Low income was 36.9% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2012.
- How does Low income rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.