Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA total
IDA total: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 34.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA total, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA total stood at 34.2%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA total peaked at 51.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2016.
That places IDA total 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.9% | — |
| 2001 | 49.9% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 51.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 40.5% | 49.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 34.2% | 38.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 6 Ethiopia 49.2% compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 48.2%
- 8 Djibouti 47.7% compare
- 9 Mozambique 47.1% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 44.0% compare
- 11 Tunisia 42.6%
- 12 Cameroon 40.4% compare
More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA total?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in IDA total was 34.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2016.
- How does IDA total rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- IDA total ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2016.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.