Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tajikistan: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
56.5%
in 2019
Tajikistan
87.5%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Tajikistan rank
1st

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 87.5% against 56.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 31.0%.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Tajikistan ranks 1st of 40 groups.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 87.5% against 56.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tajikistan?
31.0%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tajikistan?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tajikistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Tajikistan ranks 1st of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/