Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states

Other small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 13.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
13.3%
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
32.9%
in 1971
All-time low
13.3%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Other small states recorded 13.3% 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 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states peaked at 32.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2019.

Other small states ranks 11th 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 Other small states, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Other small states, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 30.5%
1971 32.9% +7.8%
1972 31.8% -3.2%
1973 30.6% -4.0%
1974 29.3% -4.0%
1975 28.1% -4.4%
1976 27.2% -3.0%
1977 27.1% -0.4%
1978 26.7% -1.6%
1979 26.7% +0.0%
1980 26.2% -2.0%
1981 25.7% -1.7%
1982 24.9% -3.1%
1983 23.5% -5.6%
1984 24.5% +4.1%
1985 23.0% -6.0%
1986 23.7% +3.1%
1987 23.4% -1.5%
1988 23.4% -0.0%
1989 24.4% +4.3%
1990 25.3% +3.9%
1991 25.0% -1.1%
1992 25.6% +2.2%
1993 25.7% +0.4%
1994 25.1% -2.4%
1995 24.8% -1.0%
1996 24.5% -1.4%
1997 24.3% -0.8%
1998 23.7% -2.5%
1999 23.2% -2.0%
2000 21.5% -7.2%
2001 20.5% -5.0%
2002 19.5% -4.5%
2003 19.1% -2.2%
2004 18.7% -2.3%
2005 18.2% -2.5%
2006 17.5% -4.1%
2007 17.1% -2.0%
2008 16.9% -1.4%
2009 16.6% -1.5%
2010 15.9% -4.0%
2011 15.1% -5.1%
2012 15.0% -0.8%
2013 15.0% -0.4%
2014 14.8% -1.2%
2015 14.6% -1.5%
2016 14.5% -0.6%
2017 14.0% -3.3%
2018 13.7% -2.2%
2019 13.3% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29.1% 26.7% 32.9% 10
1980s 24.3% 23.0% 26.2% 10
1990s 24.7% 23.2% 25.7% 10
2000s 18.6% 16.6% 21.5% 10
2010s 14.6% 13.3% 15.9% 10

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 8 Guinea 31.8% compare
  2. 9 Burkina Faso 30.7% compare
  3. 10 Ethiopia 26.8% compare
  4. 11 Bahamas 25.6% compare
  5. 12 Mauritania 25.0% compare
  6. 13 Jordan 22.8% compare
  7. 14 Puerto Rico 21.2% compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Other small states was 13.3% 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 Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2019.
How does Other small states rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Other small states ranks 11th 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 Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Other small states 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/