Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Other small states
Other small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 22.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Other small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Other small states stood at 22.8%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Other small states peaked at 42.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2019.
Other small states ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.0% | — |
| 1971 | 42.8% | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 41.9% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 40.0% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 38.6% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 38.5% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 38.6% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 39.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 36.5% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 37.4% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 36.6% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.2% | 38.5% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 36.0% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 31.5% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 24.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More reference data data for Other small states
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 630,809 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 311,072 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 319,737 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.95 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.89 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 7.01 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.34 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 60,564 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Other small states?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Other small states was 22.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2019.
- How does Other small states rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Other small states ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/