Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in World
World: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 16.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 16.5% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in World peaked at 29.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2019.
That places World 17th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.8% | — |
| 1971 | 29.6% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 29.1% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 27.9% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 26.7% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 26.3% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 26.5% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 26.2% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 26.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 26.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 26.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 26.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 26.0% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 26.3% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 25.8% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 24.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 14 Guatemala 27.3% compare
- 15 Jordan 26.3% compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 23.7% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.2% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 22.2% compare
- 19 Mozambique 21.6% compare
- 20 Yemen 21.4% compare
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- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 68.68 million number (2019)
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- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in World?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in World was 16.5% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2019.
- How does World rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- World ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/