Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 4.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 4.1%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 6.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2004.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.0% | — |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 4.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2004.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.