Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 28.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low & middle income, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low & middle income is 28.8%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low & middle income peaked at 35.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2019.
Low & middle income ranks 15th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 35.3% | — |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -0.3% |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low & middle income?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Low & middle income was 28.8% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Low & middle income ranks 15th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & 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, 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/