Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in IDA only
IDA only: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 21.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in IDA only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 21.4% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in IDA only peaked at 54.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2019.
IDA only ranks 9th 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.9% | — |
| 1971 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 52.5% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 50.4% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 49.0% | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 47.8% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 47.1% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 45.8% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 45.1% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 44.5% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 44.0% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 43.8% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 42.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.8% | 45.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.8% | 44.0% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.2% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 25.1% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.4% | 24.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 6 Chad 39.2% compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 33.3% compare
- 8 Guinea 31.8% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 30.7% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 26.8% compare
- 11 Bahamas 25.6% compare
- 12 Mauritania 25.0% compare
More reference data data for IDA only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.63 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.87 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.34 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6961 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7683 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.47 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in IDA only?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in IDA only was 21.4% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- IDA only ranks 9th 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 IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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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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/