Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 55.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 55.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 66.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2015.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 66.0% | — |
| 2008 | 65.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 63.8% | 66.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 54.7% | 63.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More reference data data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 23.17 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.73 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.45 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.18 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.56 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6576 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7197 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.97 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 55.7% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2015.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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/