Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 2.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia stood at 2.5%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 5.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2003.
That places Europe & Central Asia 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.3% | — |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -35.4% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia was 2.5% 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 Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 42nd 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 Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.