Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low income

Low income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 34.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
34.0%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
5th
of 45 groups
All-time high
46.3%
in 1994
All-time low
30.7%
in 2012
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low income, 1992–2019

010203040501992200520191992: 46.3 %1993: 45.8 %1994: 46.3 %1995: 44.4 %1996: 43.9 %1997: 43.6 %1998: 45.2 %1999: 43.6 %2000: 42.5 %2001: 41 %2002: 38.4 %2003: 36.1 %2004: 35.3 %2005: 34.4 %2006: 33.4 %2007: 32.4 %2008: 31.7 %2009: 32.2 %2010: 31.3 %2011: 31.3 %2012: 30.7 %2013: 33.6 %2014: 34.8 %2015: 34.8 %2016: 35.1 %2017: 34.2 %2018: 34.3 %2019: 34 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low income stood at 34.0%.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low income peaked at 46.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2012.

That places Low income 5th 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 Low income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%) in Low income, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 46.3%
1993 45.8% -1.0%
1994 46.3% +1.1%
1995 44.4% -4.1%
1996 43.9% -1.1%
1997 43.6% -0.7%
1998 45.2% +3.7%
1999 43.6% -3.6%
2000 42.5% -2.5%
2001 41.0% -3.6%
2002 38.4% -6.3%
2003 36.1% -6.0%
2004 35.3% -2.2%
2005 34.4% -2.4%
2006 33.4% -3.0%
2007 32.4% -2.9%
2008 31.7% -2.3%
2009 32.2% +1.7%
2010 31.3% -2.9%
2011 31.3% +0.1%
2012 30.7% -2.0%
2013 33.6% +9.4%
2014 34.8% +3.5%
2015 34.8% +0.0%
2016 35.1% +0.9%
2017 34.2% -2.4%
2018 34.3% +0.1%
2019 34.0% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.9% 43.6% 46.3% 8
2000s 35.7% 31.7% 42.5% 10
2010s 33.4% 30.7% 35.1% 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 2 Chad 54.9% compare
  2. 3 Mali 49.4% compare
  3. 4 Burkina Faso 48.2% compare
  4. 5 Djibouti 47.6% compare
  5. 6 Central African Republic 45.4% compare
  6. 7 Ethiopia 44.9% compare
  7. 8 Honduras 44.0% compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low income?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low income was 34.0% 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 Low income?
The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 1994.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2012.
How does Low income rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Low income ranks 5th 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 Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low income 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
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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.