Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 9.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
20th
of 43 groups
All-time high
44.6%
in 1971
All-time low
9.2%
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Early-demographic dividend stood at 9.3%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 44.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2017.

That places Early-demographic dividend 20th 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Early-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 44.2%
1971 44.6% +0.9%
1972 44.2% -0.9%
1973 41.5% -6.1%
1974 42.5% +2.6%
1975 41.2% -3.3%
1976 40.2% -2.3%
1977 39.1% -2.7%
1978 39.7% +1.4%
1979 38.8% -2.1%
1980 37.7% -2.9%
1981 36.6% -2.8%
1982 35.5% -3.2%
1983 34.6% -2.4%
1984 33.9% -2.0%
1985 33.6% -0.9%
1986 32.9% -2.2%
1987 32.9% +0.1%
1988 32.1% -2.5%
1989 31.0% -3.6%
1990 31.0% +0.1%
1991 30.6% -1.2%
1992 30.4% -0.8%
1993 29.7% -2.2%
1994 29.0% -2.3%
1995 29.3% +0.9%
1996 28.1% -3.9%
1997 28.3% +0.4%
1998 28.8% +1.8%
1999 28.2% -2.1%
2000 26.6% -5.5%
2001 25.5% -4.2%
2002 24.4% -4.2%
2003 20.8% -15.0%
2004 19.1% -7.9%
2005 17.7% -7.4%
2006 16.6% -6.4%
2007 14.5% -12.5%
2008 13.6% -6.0%
2009 13.2% -3.4%
2010 12.1% -8.0%
2011 11.4% -5.6%
2012 10.7% -6.5%
2013 10.0% -6.3%
2014 9.8% -1.8%
2015 9.5% -3.2%
2016 9.4% -0.8%
2017 9.2% -2.7%
2018 9.3% +1.6%
2019 9.3% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 41.6% 38.8% 44.6% 10
1980s 34.1% 31.0% 37.7% 10
1990s 29.3% 28.1% 31.0% 10
2000s 19.2% 13.2% 26.6% 10
2010s 10.1% 9.2% 12.1% 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

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  3. 19 Cameroon 20.6% compare
  4. 20 Honduras 19.8% compare
  5. 21 Puerto Rico 19.2% compare
  6. 22 Guatemala 18.8% compare
  7. 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Early-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Early-demographic dividend was 9.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2017.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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/