Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.6% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
down 84.1%
World rank
121st
of 148 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2012–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda, 2012–2018

0123452012201520182012: 2.9 %2014: 5 %2015: 0.362 %2017: 3.6 %2018: 0.571 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Antigua and Barbuda recorded 0.6% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018.

That represents a change of down 84.1% on the previous year and down 80.1% over ten years.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 121st of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Antigua and Barbuda, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 2.9%
2014 5.0% +76.2%
2015 0.4% -92.8%
2017 3.6% +890.1%
2018 0.6% -84.1%

Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries

  • Antigua and Barbuda's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 63% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Antigua and Barbuda's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.2%, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda

  1. 118 Albania 0.6% compare
  2. 119 Argentina 0.6% compare
  3. 120 Costa Rica 0.6% compare
  4. 122 Portugal 0.6% compare
  5. 123 Switzerland 0.5% compare
  6. 124 Belgium 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 121st out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/