Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 28.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
28.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
16th
of 40 groups
All-time high
34.1%
in 2013
All-time low
27.9%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Lower middle income, 2013–2019

01020302013201620192013: 34.1 %2014: 31.7 %2015: 30.7 %2016: 29.4 %2017: 28.3 %2018: 27.9 %2019: 28 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Lower middle income stood at 28.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% over ten years.

Lower middle income ranks 16th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%) in Lower middle income, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 34.1%
2014 31.7% -6.8%
2015 30.7% -3.4%
2016 29.4% -3.9%
2017 28.3% -4.0%
2018 27.9% -1.2%
2019 28.0% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 13 Egypt 63.3% compare
  2. 14 Ethiopia 61.6%
  3. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 59.8%
  4. 16 Sierra Leone 58.1% compare
  5. 17 Guinea 56.6%
  6. 18 Cameroon 55.7% compare
  7. 19 Jordan 55.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Lower middle income?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Lower middle income was 28.0% 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 Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2013.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2018.
How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Lower middle income ranks 16th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lower 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/