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 23.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
23.0%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
51.2%
in 1970
All-time low
23.0%
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 23.0% 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 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% 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 51.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2019.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, 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, male (%) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 51.2%
1971 50.8% -0.7%
1972 50.2% -1.1%
1973 49.5% -1.5%
1974 48.1% -2.7%
1975 47.2% -2.0%
1976 46.1% -2.3%
1977 44.5% -3.5%
1978 42.5% -4.5%
1979 40.2% -5.3%
1980 39.4% -2.1%
1981 38.7% -1.8%
1982 38.4% -0.8%
1983 38.4% +0.0%
1984 38.5% +0.3%
1985 39.0% +1.3%
1986 40.6% +4.3%
1987 41.2% +1.5%
1988 41.9% +1.6%
1989 42.8% +2.1%
1990 43.0% +0.6%
1991 42.6% -1.1%
1992 43.0% +1.0%
1993 42.5% -1.2%
1994 42.4% -0.1%
1995 41.1% -3.0%
1996 42.3% +3.0%
1997 40.3% -4.8%
1998 40.1% -0.6%
1999 39.6% -1.0%
2000 37.9% -4.3%
2001 36.4% -4.2%
2002 34.1% -6.2%
2003 31.6% -7.5%
2004 30.1% -4.6%
2005 29.3% -2.8%
2006 28.3% -3.4%
2007 26.4% -6.7%
2008 26.2% -0.8%
2009 25.3% -3.4%
2010 25.0% -1.1%
2011 24.3% -3.0%
2012 24.3% -0.0%
2013 24.2% -0.2%
2014 24.3% +0.4%
2015 24.5% +1.0%
2016 23.8% -2.9%
2017 23.4% -1.9%
2018 23.4% +0.3%
2019 23.0% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 47.0% 40.2% 51.2% 10
1980s 39.9% 38.4% 42.8% 10
1990s 41.7% 39.6% 43.0% 10
2000s 30.6% 25.3% 37.9% 10
2010s 24.0% 23.0% 25.0% 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Djibouti 44.1% compare
  2. 2 Mali 41.3% compare
  3. 3 Eritrea 40.6% compare
  4. 4 Niger 39.9% 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 23.0% 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 51.2% 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 23.0% 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 1st 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 8.9%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 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/