Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 25.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019
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 Pacific island small states is 25.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states peaked at 46.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2019.
Pacific island small states ranks 19th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46.9% | — |
| 1998 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 46.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.4% | 46.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 46.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 25.0% | 40.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More reference data data for Pacific island small states
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30,916 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29,068 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59,984 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.72 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.55 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.12 GPIA (2009)
- Teachers in primary education, male 7,473 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states was 25.0% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2019.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Pacific island small states ranks 19th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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/