Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Small states
Small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 21.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Small states recorded 21.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Small states peaked at 37.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2019.
That places Small states 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.1% | — |
| 1971 | 37.3% | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 35.8% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 35.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 35.1% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 35.7% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 35.2% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 33.4% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 32.7% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 34.2% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 33.1% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 32.6% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 32.2% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.5% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.4% | 33.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 32.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 29.5% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 23.1% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 19 Mauritania 39.1% compare
- 20 Malawi 36.1% compare
- 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.5% compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 35.0% compare
- 23 Tuvalu 34.9% compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 34.7% compare
- 25 Jordan 34.1% compare
More reference data data for Small states
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,859 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 482.15 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 522.36 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 806,780 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 409,898 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.8 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 396,882 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.86 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.74 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Small states?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Small states was 21.6% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2019.
- How does Small states rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Small states ranks 22nd 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 Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). 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/