Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in World
World: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 27.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in World, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in World stood at 27.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in World peaked at 37.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2019.
That places World 17th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 37.0% | — |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 36.4% | 37.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 27.0% | 35.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More reference data data for World
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- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in World?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in World was 27.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2019.
- How does World rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- World ranks 17th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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/