Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states

Small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 16.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
16.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
22.7%
in 1984
All-time low
15.6%
in 2014
Years of data
42
1976–2017

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states, 1976–2017

05101520251976199620171976: 21.9 %1977: 21.5 %1978: 19.8 %1979: 19.9 %1980: 20.1 %1981: 21.3 %1982: 21.3 %1983: 19.7 %1984: 22.7 %1985: 20.8 %1986: 22.1 %1987: 20.1 %1988: 19.9 %1989: 21.8 %1990: 21.8 %1991: 21.4 %1992: 21.5 %1993: 21.4 %1994: 21.8 %1995: 21 %1996: 20.9 %1997: 20.9 %1998: 20.7 %1999: 19.9 %2000: 20.4 %2001: 19.7 %2002: 18.8 %2003: 19 %2004: 16.9 %2005: 16.4 %2006: 16.6 %2007: 16.7 %2008: 16.2 %2009: 16.4 %2010: 16.3 %2011: 15.7 %2012: 15.7 %2013: 16 %2014: 15.6 %2015: 16.2 %2016: 16.5 %2017: 16.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states stood at 16.5%.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states peaked at 22.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2014.

Small states ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%) in Small states, 1976 to 2017.
Year % Change
1976 21.9%
1977 21.5% -1.7%
1978 19.8% -8.1%
1979 19.9% +0.4%
1980 20.1% +1.1%
1981 21.3% +6.1%
1982 21.3% -0.1%
1983 19.7% -7.3%
1984 22.7% +15.0%
1985 20.8% -8.2%
1986 22.1% +6.2%
1987 20.1% -8.9%
1988 19.9% -1.3%
1989 21.8% +9.7%
1990 21.8% +0.1%
1991 21.4% -1.9%
1992 21.5% +0.6%
1993 21.4% -0.4%
1994 21.8% +1.7%
1995 21.0% -3.6%
1996 20.9% -0.4%
1997 20.9% -0.3%
1998 20.7% -1.1%
1999 19.9% -3.9%
2000 20.4% +2.5%
2001 19.7% -3.1%
2002 18.8% -4.8%
2003 19.0% +0.9%
2004 16.9% -10.7%
2005 16.4% -3.0%
2006 16.6% +1.0%
2007 16.7% +0.9%
2008 16.2% -3.2%
2009 16.4% +1.5%
2010 16.3% -0.7%
2011 15.7% -3.9%
2012 15.7% -0.1%
2013 16.0% +1.8%
2014 15.6% -2.4%
2015 16.2% +4.3%
2016 16.5% +1.8%
2017 16.5% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.8% 19.8% 21.9% 4
1980s 21.0% 19.7% 22.7% 10
1990s 21.1% 19.9% 21.8% 10
2000s 17.7% 16.2% 20.4% 10
2010s 16.1% 15.6% 16.5% 8

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  3. 17 Pakistan 30.7% compare
  4. 18 Guatemala 30.3% compare
  5. 19 Bahamas 30.3% compare
  6. 20 Jordan 29.4% compare
  7. 21 British Virgin Islands 28.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states was 16.5% 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 Small states?
The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 1984.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2014.
How does Small states rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Small states ranks 18th 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 Small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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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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.