Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 17.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lower middle income, 1999–2019
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 Lower middle income is 17.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lower middle income peaked at 37.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2019.
Lower middle income ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.0% | — |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 35.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 26.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 14 Eritrea 36.1% compare
- 15 Pakistan 35.1% compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lower middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lower middle income was 17.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.