Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states
Other small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 12.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states stood at 12.9%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states peaked at 33.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2019.
Other small states ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.0% | — |
| 1971 | 33.4% | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 32.8% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 30.9% | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 29.6% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 28.1% | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 27.1% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 26.3% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 25.8% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 24.9% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 23.4% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 25.2% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.2% | 26.3% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 22.8% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 23.8% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 16.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.9% | 15.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 34.2% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 30.3% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 29.6% compare
- 11 Yemen 25.3% compare
- 12 Bahamas 24.8% compare
- 13 Tunisia 23.9% compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 23.4% compare
More reference data data for Other small states
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 630,809 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 311,072 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 319,737 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.95 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.89 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 7.01 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.34 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 60,564 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states was 12.9% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2019.
- How does Other small states rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Other small states ranks 11th 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 Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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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About this data
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/