Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 32.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
32.6%
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
63.6%
in 1970
All-time low
32.6%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 32.6% 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 63.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2019.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 63.6%
1971 63.3% -0.5%
1972 62.6% -1.0%
1973 61.9% -1.2%
1974 60.7% -1.9%
1975 59.7% -1.7%
1976 58.6% -1.7%
1977 57.0% -2.8%
1978 54.8% -3.8%
1979 52.4% -4.5%
1980 51.3% -2.1%
1981 50.2% -2.1%
1982 49.6% -1.2%
1983 49.5% -0.3%
1984 49.5% +0.1%
1985 49.8% +0.6%
1986 51.8% +3.8%
1987 52.2% +0.9%
1988 52.7% +0.9%
1989 53.7% +2.0%
1990 53.9% +0.4%
1991 53.4% -0.9%
1992 54.0% +1.0%
1993 53.5% -1.0%
1994 53.6% +0.3%
1995 52.9% -1.3%
1996 54.1% +2.2%
1997 52.3% -3.2%
1998 51.8% -0.9%
1999 51.1% -1.3%
2000 49.8% -2.7%
2001 48.3% -3.0%
2002 46.0% -4.6%
2003 43.4% -5.6%
2004 41.8% -3.8%
2005 41.0% -1.9%
2006 39.9% -2.7%
2007 38.9% -2.6%
2008 37.6% -3.3%
2009 36.3% -3.3%
2010 35.6% -2.1%
2011 34.9% -1.8%
2012 34.6% -1.1%
2013 34.2% -1.1%
2014 33.9% -0.7%
2015 34.1% +0.5%
2016 33.5% -1.8%
2017 33.0% -1.5%
2018 33.2% +0.6%
2019 32.6% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 59.5% 52.4% 63.6% 10
1980s 51.0% 49.5% 53.7% 10
1990s 53.1% 51.1% 54.1% 10
2000s 42.3% 36.3% 49.8% 10
2010s 34.0% 32.6% 35.6% 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Niger 52.0% compare
  2. 2 Mali 50.7% compare
  3. 3 Djibouti 48.8% compare
  4. 4 Chad 46.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Pre-demographic dividend was 32.6% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 1970.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2019.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
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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/