Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 3.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 3.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 9.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.6% | — |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.5% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.