Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 7.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Post-demographic dividend, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Post-demographic dividend stood at 7.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 13.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2016.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 34th of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.5% | — |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
- 36 Montenegro 23.3% compare
- 37 Honduras 23.1% compare
More reference data data for Post-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.91 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.11 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.71 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.43 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.19 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 828,012 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Post-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Post-demographic dividend was 7.6% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2016.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-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/