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

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 28.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
28.5%
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
65.4%
in 1970
All-time low
28.5%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 28.5% 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.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 65.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2019.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 2nd 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 Pre-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 Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 65.4%
1971 65.0% -0.6%
1972 64.3% -1.1%
1973 63.4% -1.3%
1974 62.0% -2.2%
1975 60.9% -1.9%
1976 59.8% -1.7%
1977 57.6% -3.7%
1978 54.9% -4.7%
1979 51.8% -5.6%
1980 50.6% -2.4%
1981 49.4% -2.3%
1982 49.0% -0.9%
1983 49.1% +0.4%
1984 49.2% +0.1%
1985 49.7% +1.0%
1986 51.8% +4.1%
1987 52.4% +1.2%
1988 52.7% +0.6%
1989 54.1% +2.6%
1990 54.4% +0.5%
1991 53.5% -1.6%
1992 54.4% +1.6%
1993 53.7% -1.3%
1994 53.9% +0.4%
1995 53.6% -0.5%
1996 55.3% +3.1%
1997 53.0% -4.2%
1998 52.4% -1.1%
1999 51.3% -2.0%
2000 49.7% -3.1%
2001 48.0% -3.4%
2002 45.2% -5.9%
2003 41.6% -7.9%
2004 39.6% -4.9%
2005 38.6% -2.5%
2006 36.9% -4.5%
2007 35.8% -2.9%
2008 34.6% -3.4%
2009 33.4% -3.5%
2010 32.7% -2.1%
2011 31.8% -2.8%
2012 30.9% -2.6%
2013 30.8% -0.6%
2014 30.5% -1.0%
2015 30.7% +0.9%
2016 29.9% -2.8%
2017 29.2% -2.3%
2018 29.1% -0.5%
2019 28.5% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 60.5% 51.8% 65.4% 10
1980s 50.8% 49.0% 54.1% 10
1990s 53.5% 51.3% 55.3% 10
2000s 40.3% 33.4% 49.7% 10
2010s 30.4% 28.5% 32.7% 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Central African Republic 50.2% compare
  2. 2 Niger 49.2% compare
  3. 3 Mali 47.7% compare
  4. 4 Chad 47.5% compare
  5. 5 Eritrea 46.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Pre-demographic dividend was 28.5% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 1970.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2019.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 2nd 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 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/