Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Australia
Australia: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 13.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Australia, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Australia stood at 13.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Australia peaked at 48.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2016.
Australia ranks 53rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 47.2% | — |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -58.0% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 34.2% | 48.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 10.2% | 47.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Australia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Australia was 13.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Australia ranks 53rd out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/