Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 2.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.5%
Change on year
up 4.0%
Rank
43rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
6.6%
in 1987
All-time low
2.3%
in 2009
Years of data
34
1986–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend, 1986–2019

02461986200220191986: 5.6 %1987: 6.6 %1988: 5.2 %1989: 5.8 %1990: 5 %1991: 5.3 %1992: 5.4 %1993: 4.7 %1994: 4.4 %1995: 4.3 %1996: 4 %1997: 5 %1998: 5.2 %1999: 5.4 %2000: 4.3 %2001: 3.5 %2002: 3.5 %2003: 3.1 %2004: 3.2 %2005: 2.7 %2006: 2.5 %2007: 2.7 %2008: 2.7 %2009: 2.3 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.7 %2012: 3 %2013: 2.8 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 2.5 %2016: 2.4 %2017: 2.4 %2018: 2.4 %2019: 2.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend stood at 2.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 6.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2009.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%) in Post-demographic dividend, 1986 to 2019.
Year % Change
1986 5.6%
1987 6.6% +17.2%
1988 5.2% -21.5%
1989 5.8% +11.9%
1990 5.0% -13.5%
1991 5.3% +5.1%
1992 5.4% +1.5%
1993 4.7% -11.7%
1994 4.4% -6.4%
1995 4.3% -2.2%
1996 4.0% -7.3%
1997 5.0% +24.4%
1998 5.2% +3.5%
1999 5.4% +4.9%
2000 4.3% -20.6%
2001 3.5% -17.7%
2002 3.5% -0.9%
2003 3.1% -12.8%
2004 3.2% +3.4%
2005 2.7% -14.9%
2006 2.5% -8.8%
2007 2.7% +8.7%
2008 2.7% +1.1%
2009 2.3% -13.4%
2010 2.6% +12.0%
2011 2.7% +2.4%
2012 3.0% +11.8%
2013 2.8% -7.3%
2014 3.2% +13.7%
2015 2.5% -22.2%
2016 2.4% -3.5%
2017 2.4% -0.4%
2018 2.4% +1.3%
2019 2.5% +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.8% 5.2% 6.6% 4
1990s 4.9% 4.0% 5.4% 10
2000s 3.0% 2.3% 4.3% 10
2010s 2.6% 2.4% 3.2% 10

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 40 Republic of Moldova 14.6% compare
  2. 41 Malaysia 14.6% compare
  3. 42 Cape Verde 13.8% compare
  4. 43 Nicaragua 13.7% compare
  5. 44 Philippines 13.5% compare
  6. 45 Mongolia 13.3% compare
  7. 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend was 2.5% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1987.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2009.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd 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 Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.