Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low income
Low income: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 61.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low income, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low income stood at 61.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low income peaked at 68.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 2015.
That places Low income 1st out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 68.4% | — |
| 2008 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.7% | 66.9% | 68.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 58.8% | 67.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low income?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low income was 61.0% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 2015.
- How does Low income rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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/