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

Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 9.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9.4%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
19th
of 43 groups
All-time high
36.2%
in 1971
All-time low
9.4%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 9.4% 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 36.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2019.

That places Early-demographic dividend 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Early-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 36.1%
1971 36.2% +0.4%
1972 35.9% -1.0%
1973 33.6% -6.4%
1974 34.5% +2.7%
1975 33.5% -2.7%
1976 32.8% -2.3%
1977 31.8% -3.0%
1978 32.1% +0.9%
1979 31.2% -2.6%
1980 30.4% -2.8%
1981 29.5% -2.8%
1982 28.6% -3.0%
1983 28.0% -2.3%
1984 27.5% -1.5%
1985 27.3% -0.9%
1986 26.8% -1.9%
1987 26.7% -0.4%
1988 26.1% -2.1%
1989 25.3% -3.2%
1990 25.2% -0.1%
1991 25.0% -1.1%
1992 24.8% -0.6%
1993 24.4% -1.5%
1994 24.0% -1.7%
1995 24.3% +1.2%
1996 23.5% -3.4%
1997 23.7% +0.9%
1998 24.0% +1.4%
1999 23.7% -1.5%
2000 22.5% -5.1%
2001 21.8% -3.0%
2002 21.2% -2.8%
2003 18.9% -10.5%
2004 17.4% -8.0%
2005 16.1% -7.4%
2006 15.2% -5.5%
2007 13.4% -12.2%
2008 13.1% -2.4%
2009 13.0% -0.5%
2010 12.2% -6.1%
2011 12.0% -1.9%
2012 11.1% -7.2%
2013 10.5% -5.1%
2014 10.3% -2.3%
2015 9.8% -4.8%
2016 9.6% -1.6%
2017 9.4% -2.1%
2018 9.4% +0.1%
2019 9.4% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33.8% 31.2% 36.2% 10
1980s 27.6% 25.3% 30.4% 10
1990s 24.3% 23.5% 25.2% 10
2000s 17.3% 13.0% 22.5% 10
2010s 10.4% 9.4% 12.2% 10

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  3. 18 Guatemala 18.1% compare
  4. 19 Mozambique 17.8% compare
  5. 20 Jamaica 17.4% compare
  6. 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.7% compare
  7. 22 Cameroon 16.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Early-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Early-demographic dividend was 9.4% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th 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 Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Early-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, 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/