Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.9% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.9%
Change on year
down 70.8%
World rank
120th
of 149 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2010–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda, 2010–2018

02462010201420182010: 2.6 %2012: 6 %2014: 4.5 %2015: 1.2 %2017: 3.1 %2018: 0.916 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 70.8% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 6.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.

That places Antigua and Barbuda 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Antigua and Barbuda, 2010 to 2018.
Year % Change
2010 2.6%
2012 6.0% +128.3%
2014 4.5% -26.2%
2015 1.2% -72.1%
2017 3.1% +151.8%
2018 0.9% -70.8%

Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries

  • Antigua and Barbuda's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 73% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Antigua and Barbuda's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.4%, 21% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda

  1. 117 United Arab Emirates 1.0% compare
  2. 118 Uzbekistan 0.9% compare
  3. 119 Finland 0.9% compare
  4. 121 Zimbabwe 0.9%
  5. 122 Czechia 0.8% compare
  6. 123 Costa Rica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/