Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 36.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pre-demographic dividend, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 36.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 52.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2017.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52.0% | — |
| 1993 | 51.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 51.3% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 50.4% | 52.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 40.5% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 36.1% | 38.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 3 Central African Republic 55.9% compare
- 4 Mali 52.8% compare
- 5 Guinea 51.2% compare
- 6 Djibouti 47.7% compare
- 7 Ethiopia 47.0% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 46.1% compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 44.4% compare
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1591 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pre-demographic dividend was 36.2% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2017.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.