Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Euro area
Euro area: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 2.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Euro area, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 2.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Euro area peaked at 2.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.
That places Euro area 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2.5% | — |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -27.3% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -37.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +41.8% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -52.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +59.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 36 El Salvador 16.8% compare
- 37 South Africa 15.5% compare
- 38 Togo 15.3% compare
- 39 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.9% compare
- 40 Republic of Moldova 14.6% compare
- 41 Malaysia 14.6% compare
- 42 Cape Verde 13.8% compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Euro area?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Euro area was 2.7% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- How does Euro area rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Euro area ranks 39th 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 Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.