Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle income
Middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 13.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle income stood at 13.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle income peaked at 26.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2019.
Middle income ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.6% | — |
| 1999 | 26.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 18.1% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.6% | 17.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle income was 13.6% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2019.
- How does Middle income rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Middle income ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.