Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in World
World: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 10.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 10.6% 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 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in World peaked at 26.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2019.
World ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.0% | — |
| 1971 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 26.2% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 24.6% | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 23.6% | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 23.2% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 23.2% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 23.3% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 22.1% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 21.7% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 20.9% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 20.7% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 20.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 23.2% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 20.1% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 18 Guatemala 18.1% compare
- 19 Mozambique 17.8% compare
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- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 68.68 million number (2019)
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- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in World?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in World was 10.6% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- How does World rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- World ranks 16th 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 World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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/