Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 10.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Caribbean Small States, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 10.5% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Caribbean Small States peaked at 12.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2013.
Caribbean Small States ranks 31st of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.2% | — |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 12.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 44.9% compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 35.3% compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 31.8% compare
- 31 Bahrain 31.5% compare
- 32 Morocco 31.4% compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.3% compare
- 34 Panama 25.3% compare
More reference data data for Caribbean Small States
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.01 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59,245 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 56,742 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 115,987 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.9 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.43 GPIA (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male 5,246 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Caribbean Small States?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Caribbean Small States was 10.5% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2013.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 31st out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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, male (%). 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/