Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 12.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 12.5% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 12.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2007.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 26th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.0% | — |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +63.7% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +52.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +91.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -35.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +32.7% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 3.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 23 North Macedonia 51.3% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 49.9% compare
- 25 Timor-Leste 49.8% compare
- 26 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.2% compare
- 27 Sao Tome and Principe 47.6% compare
- 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.3% compare
- 29 Morocco 34.9% compare
More reference data data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.05 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 508,983 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 536,812 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.92 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.9 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 71.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.23 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.29 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 61,084 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Central Europe and the Baltics was 12.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2007.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 26th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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/