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
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low income, 1992–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
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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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.