Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle income
Middle income: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 23.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle income, 2012–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 23.0% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
That places Middle income 20th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 28.6% | — |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -0.5% |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 17 Sierra Leone 57.6% compare
- 18 Cameroon 56.1% compare
- 19 Mali 55.2% compare
- 20 Jordan 54.8% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 54.2% compare
- 22 Kenya 53.7%
- 23 North Macedonia 51.3% compare
More reference data data for Middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,879 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 333.57 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 330.27 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 48.49 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.64 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 52.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 100.73 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.67 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.61 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle income was 23.0% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2019.
- How does Middle income rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Middle income ranks 20th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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/