Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 36.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 36.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 51.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2012.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 51.0% | — |
| 1993 | 50.7% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.7% | 48.0% | 51.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 36.7% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 35.1% | 37.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 36.8% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2012.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.