Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 11.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low & middle income stood at 11.7%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% 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 Low & middle income peaked at 30.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2019.
That places Low & middle income 14th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.3% | — |
| 1971 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 30.1% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 28.2% | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 26.8% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 26.2% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 26.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 26.7% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 26.2% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 24.5% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 23.8% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 26.1% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 22.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 13.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 11 Bahamas 25.6% compare
- 12 Mauritania 25.0% compare
- 13 Jordan 22.8% compare
- 14 Puerto Rico 21.2% compare
- 15 Honduras 21.1% compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 19.8% compare
- 17 Yemen 19.6% compare
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low & middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Low & middle income was 11.7% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th 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 Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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/