Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 18.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lower middle income, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lower middle income stood at 18.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lower middle income peaked at 32.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2019.
Lower middle income ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.4% | — |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 25.9% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.6% | 24.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 8 Honduras 44.0% compare
- 9 Guinea 42.8% compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 40.7% compare
- 11 Mozambique 39.1% compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 37.1% compare
- 13 Burundi 36.2% compare
- 14 Cameroon 33.1% compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lower middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lower middle income was 18.6% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Lower middle income ranks 11th 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 Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.