Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) by country
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population...
Countries reporting
133
Highest
87.5%
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
9.6%
Years covered
24
1997–2020
Data points
2,379
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 87.5% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.0% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.6%, and the mean is 20.5%.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 8,395.1%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 87.5% | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 2 | Djibouti | 86.6% | 2020 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 3 | Chad | 86.1% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 4 | Senegal | 83.9% | 2019 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 5 | Iraq | 82.3% | 2007 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 80.9% | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 7 | Botswana | 78.7% | 2015 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 78.2% | 2019 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 9 | Niger | 76.2% | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 10 | Eritrea | 73.3% | 2018 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 11 | Samoa | 64.9% | 2019 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 12 | Egypt | 63.3% | 2019 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 62.8% | 2015 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 14 | Bahamas | 62.4% | 2018 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 60.4% | 2013 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 58.5% | 2016 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 57.6% | 2019 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 56.1% | 2019 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 19 | Mali | 55.2% | 2018 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 20 | Jordan | 54.8% | 2019 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 54.2% | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 53.7% | 2009 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 51.3% | 2018 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 49.9% | 2019 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 25 | Timor-Leste | 49.8% | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 26 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.2% | 2016 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 47.6% | 2015 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 28 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 43.3% | 2019 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 29 | Morocco | 34.9% | 2019 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 30 | Palestine, State of | 34.8% | 2019 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 31 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.8% | 2019 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 32 | Bahrain | 29.9% | 2019 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 25.8% | 2019 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 34 | Panama | 24.4% | 2017 | up 38.3% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 24.3% | 2018 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 36 | Montenegro | 23.3% | 2019 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 37 | Honduras | 23.1% | 2019 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.5% | 2018 | up 3,349.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 19.5% | 2018 | up 1,444.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 19.3% | 2018 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 41 | Kuwait | 18.8% | 2018 | up 69.7% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 17.8% | 2018 | up 5,758.7% | volatile |
| 43 | El Salvador | 17.7% | 2018 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.1% | 2019 | up 1,310.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Belize | 17.1% | 2019 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Guatemala | 16.1% | 2019 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 47 | Slovakia | 16.0% | 2018 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 48 | Barbados | 15.5% | 2011 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 15.4% | 2018 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 50 | Oman | 14.2% | 2019 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 51 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 14.2% | 2017 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 52 | Dominica | 13.8% | 2019 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 13.8% | 2018 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 54 | Hungary | 13.1% | 2018 | up 1,276.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Nepal | 13.0% | 2019 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 56 | Albania | 11.9% | 2015 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 57 | Estonia | 11.6% | 2018 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 58 | Macau, China | 11.2% | 2019 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 59 | Algeria | 11.1% | 2010 | down 87.8% | falling |
| 60 | Suriname | 11.1% | 2019 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.7% | 2016 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.2% | 2019 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 63 | Grenada | 10.1% | 2017 | up 597.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Czechia | 10.0% | 2018 | up 530.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.9% | 2018 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 9.7% | 2018 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 9.6% | 2019 | up 1,087.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 9.5% | 2018 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 69 | Brazil | 9.4% | 2011 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 70 | Serbia | 9.4% | 2019 | up 2,669.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.9% | 2018 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritius | 8.8% | 2019 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 8.5% | 2019 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.2% | 2007 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Chile | 8.1% | 2018 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 76 | Seychelles | 7.5% | 2019 | up 1,032.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 7.1% | 2019 | up 8,395.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Maldives | 6.8% | 2019 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 79 | San Marino | 6.7% | 2019 | up 1,617.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Italy | 6.6% | 2018 | up 1,188.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Pakistan | 6.6% | 2019 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 6.6% | 2019 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 83 | New Zealand | 6.2% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 84 | Mongolia | 5.9% | 2018 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Portugal | 5.8% | 2018 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovenia | 5.7% | 2018 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Ecuador | 5.4% | 2018 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Greece | 5.3% | 2018 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Spain | 5.1% | 2018 | up 1,079.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 5.1% | 2018 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Togo | 4.9% | 2019 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Guyana | 4.8% | 2012 | down 22.1% | flat |
| 93 | Republic of Moldova | 4.8% | 2019 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 94 | British Virgin Islands | 4.6% | 2018 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Poland | 4.6% | 2018 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 4.3% | 2019 | down 26.9% | flat |
| 97 | Indonesia | 4.2% | 2018 | up 663.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Iceland | 3.4% | 2018 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Norway | 3.0% | 2018 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Lithuania | 2.8% | 2018 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Finland | 2.6% | 2018 | up 670.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Hong Kong, China | 2.6% | 2019 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 2.3% | 2019 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium | 2.3% | 2018 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Cuba | 2.3% | 2019 | up 526.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Latvia | 2.3% | 2018 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Argentina | 2.2% | 2017 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Denmark | 2.0% | 2018 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Belarus | 1.9% | 2018 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Cayman Islands | 1.7% | 2018 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Cyprus | 1.7% | 2018 | up 1,393.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Republic of Korea | 1.4% | 2018 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Malta | 1.3% | 2018 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Thailand | 1.3% | 2019 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Germany | 1.2% | 2018 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2018 | up 529.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2018 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 0.8% | 2017 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2018 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2018 | down 95.1% | falling |
| 121 | Malaysia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2018 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Peru | 0.4% | 2019 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2018 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Israel | 0.3% | 2018 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2018 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 127 | France | 0.2% | 2018 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Austria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2018 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Viet Nam | 0.1% | 2018 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2016 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 133 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 61.0%
- World 27.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 56.5%
- European Union 5.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 56.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 56.4%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 55.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 55.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 54.8%
- Arab World 53.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 52.2%
- IDA only 50.2%
- Least developed countries 49.8%
- Other small states 49.8%
- Small states 42.2%
- IDA blend 36.5%
- Low & middle income 29.0%
- Lower middle income 28.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 25.9%
- Pacific island small states 25.0%
- Middle income 23.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 22.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.6%
- IBRD only 19.3%
- Upper middle income 14.9%
- Europe & Central Asia 14.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 12.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 12.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 12.2%
- Late-demographic dividend 12.2%
- Caribbean Small States 10.1%
- High income 9.5%
- North America 8.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 7.6%
- OECD members 7.3%
- Euro area 4.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 4.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3.6%
About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/