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

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 25.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25.7%
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
58.2%
in 1970
All-time low
25.7%
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 25.7%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 58.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2019.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Pre-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 Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 58.2%
1971 57.8% -0.7%
1972 57.2% -1.1%
1973 56.4% -1.4%
1974 55.0% -2.4%
1975 54.0% -1.9%
1976 52.9% -2.0%
1977 51.0% -3.6%
1978 48.7% -4.6%
1979 46.0% -5.5%
1980 44.9% -2.3%
1981 44.0% -2.1%
1982 43.6% -0.9%
1983 43.7% +0.2%
1984 43.8% +0.2%
1985 44.3% +1.1%
1986 46.2% +4.2%
1987 46.8% +1.3%
1988 47.3% +1.1%
1989 48.4% +2.4%
1990 48.6% +0.5%
1991 48.0% -1.4%
1992 48.6% +1.3%
1993 48.0% -1.2%
1994 48.1% +0.2%
1995 47.3% -1.6%
1996 48.7% +3.0%
1997 46.6% -4.4%
1998 46.2% -0.9%
1999 45.4% -1.6%
2000 43.8% -3.6%
2001 42.1% -3.7%
2002 39.6% -6.0%
2003 36.6% -7.7%
2004 34.8% -4.8%
2005 33.9% -2.6%
2006 32.5% -4.0%
2007 31.1% -4.5%
2008 30.3% -2.3%
2009 29.3% -3.5%
2010 28.8% -1.7%
2011 28.0% -2.9%
2012 27.6% -1.5%
2013 27.5% -0.4%
2014 27.4% -0.4%
2015 27.6% +0.9%
2016 26.8% -2.8%
2017 26.2% -2.2%
2018 26.2% -0.1%
2019 25.7% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 53.7% 46.0% 58.2% 10
1980s 45.3% 43.6% 48.4% 10
1990s 47.6% 45.4% 48.7% 10
2000s 35.4% 29.3% 43.8% 10
2010s 27.2% 25.7% 28.8% 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Niger 44.5% compare
  2. 2 Mali 44.4% compare
  3. 3 Eritrea 43.5% compare
  4. 4 Djibouti 43.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Pre-demographic dividend was 25.7% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 1970.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2019.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-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/