Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 25.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 40 groups
All-time high
34.1%
in 2011
All-time low
25.9%
in 2018
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Early-demographic dividend, 2011–2019

01020302011201520192011: 34.1 %2012: 31.2 %2013: 30.1 %2014: 28.3 %2015: 26.8 %2016: 26.6 %2017: 26.2 %2018: 25.9 %2019: 25.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 25.9% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 34.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2018.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Early-demographic dividend, 2011 to 2019.
Year % Change
2011 34.1%
2012 31.2% -8.6%
2013 30.1% -3.5%
2014 28.3% -6.0%
2015 26.8% -5.2%
2016 26.6% -0.9%
2017 26.2% -1.4%
2018 25.9% -1.1%
2019 25.9% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 60.4%
  2. 16 Guinea 58.5% compare
  3. 17 Sierra Leone 57.6% compare
  4. 18 Cameroon 56.1% compare
  5. 19 Mali 55.2% compare
  6. 20 Jordan 54.8% compare
  7. 21 Uzbekistan 54.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Early-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Early-demographic dividend was 25.9% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2018.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/