Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 12.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Late-demographic dividend, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Late-demographic dividend stood at 12.2%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 24.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2019.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24.4% | — |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 21.4% | 24.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 12.2% | 19.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 27 Sao Tome and Principe 47.6% compare
- 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.3% compare
- 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
More reference data data for Late-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.00 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.83 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.83 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.53 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Late-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Late-demographic dividend was 12.2% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2019.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-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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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/