Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in OECD members
OECD members: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 7.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in OECD members, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 7.3% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in OECD members peaked at 13.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2018.
That places OECD members 35th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.2% | — |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 9.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 32 Bahrain 29.9% compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 25.8% compare
- 34 Panama 24.4% compare
- 35 Türkiye 24.3% compare
- 36 Montenegro 23.3% compare
- 37 Honduras 23.1% compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21.5% compare
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in OECD members?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in OECD members was 7.3% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
- How does OECD members rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- OECD members ranks 35th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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/