Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Other small states
Other small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 17.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Other small states, 1981–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 17.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2017.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Other small states peaked at 28.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2014.
That places Other small states 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 26.6% | — |
| 1982 | 27.5% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 25.9% | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 25.2% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 25.4% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 25.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.1% | 23.9% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 22.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 17.9% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 9 Guinea 42.8% compare
- 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
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Other small states?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Other small states was 17.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2014.
- How does Other small states rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Other small states ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.