Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 17.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in IDA & IBRD total, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 17.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 25.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2016.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, male in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.3% | 24.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.2% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 40.7%
- 11 Mozambique 39.1% compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 37.1% compare
- 13 Burundi 36.2% compare
- 14 Cameroon 33.1% compare
- 15 Eritrea 32.0% compare
- 16 Mauritania 30.8% compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in IDA & IBRD total was 17.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2016.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2016.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD 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, 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.