Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in High income
High income: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 9.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in High income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in High income stood at 9.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in High income peaked at 15.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2016.
High income ranks 32nd of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in High income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.5% | — |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 29 Morocco 34.9% compare
- 30 Palestine, State of 34.8% compare
- 31 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.8% compare
- 32 Bahrain 29.9% compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 25.8% compare
- 34 Panama 24.4% compare
- 35 Türkiye 24.3% compare
More reference data data for High income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.51 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.81 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.82 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.81 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.1% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.34 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.04 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in High income?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in High income was 9.5% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2016.
- How does High income rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- High income ranks 32nd out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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/