Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low income
Low income: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 27.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low income recorded 27.5% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low income peaked at 65.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2019.
That places Low income 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.6% | — |
| 1971 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 64.6% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 64.0% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 63.0% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 61.9% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 60.9% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 60.6% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 60.0% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 58.9% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 58.0% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 58.3% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 58.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 59.5% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 59.1% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 60.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 58.5% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 58.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.0% | 60.0% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 58.0% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.5% | 55.4% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 32.3% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 27.5% | 31.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low income?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low income was 27.5% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2019.
- How does Low income rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Low income ranks 3rd 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 Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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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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/