Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 22.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lower middle income stood at 22.0%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lower middle income peaked at 56.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2019.
That places Lower middle income 13th 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.4% | — |
| 1971 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 55.9% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 54.4% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 53.4% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 53.0% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 52.2% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 49.7% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 48.8% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 46.4% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 45.6% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 44.9% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 44.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 43.1% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 40.6% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.1% | 51.8% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 45.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 42.1% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 28.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 10 Yemen 35.0% compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 31.9% compare
- 12 Mauritania 30.1% compare
- 13 Guatemala 29.3% compare
- 14 Iraq 28.8% compare
- 15 Mozambique 28.2% compare
- 16 Cameroon 27.5% compare
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lower middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lower middle income was 22.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/