Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 8.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Upper 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 Upper middle income stood at 8.0%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Upper middle income peaked at 16.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2013.
That places Upper middle income 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.4% | — |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 7.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 28 Myanmar 21.0% compare
- 29 Cayman Islands 19.6% compare
- 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 19.6% compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 19.6% compare
- 32 Malawi 18.6% compare
- 33 Jamaica 17.9% compare
- 34 Lesotho 17.4% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Upper middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Upper middle income was 8.0% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2013.
- How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Upper middle income ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.