Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%) by country
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...
Countries reporting
131
Highest
88.4%
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.0%
British Virgin Islands
Median
9.9%
Years covered
24
1997–2020
Data points
2,324
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%) is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 88.4% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.9%, and the mean is 20.8%.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 3,350.4%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 88.4% | 2017 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 2 | Djibouti | 87.7% | 2020 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 3 | Chad | 87.2% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 4 | Senegal | 82.9% | 2019 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 5 | Iraq | 82.9% | 2007 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 81.0% | 2019 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 7 | Botswana | 78.5% | 2015 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 78.1% | 2019 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 9 | Niger | 76.0% | 2019 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 10 | Eritrea | 73.5% | 2018 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 11 | Samoa | 64.7% | 2019 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 64.1% | 2015 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 13 | Egypt | 63.2% | 2019 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 61.1% | 2013 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 15 | Bahamas | 60.4% | 2018 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 60.3% | 2016 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 57.0% | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 18 | Mali | 56.9% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 56.5% | 2019 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 55.0% | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 21 | Jordan | 54.7% | 2019 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 53.8% | 2009 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 51.1% | 2018 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 24 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 48.9% | 2016 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 48.3% | 2019 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 48.2% | 2019 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.3% | 2015 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 28 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 41.7% | 2019 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.7% | 2018 | up 3,243.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Morocco | 38.6% | 2019 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 31 | Palestine, State of | 34.3% | 2019 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 32 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.3% | 2019 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 33 | Bahrain | 28.2% | 2019 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 34 | Türkiye | 25.3% | 2018 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 35 | Montenegro | 24.1% | 2019 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 36 | Panama | 23.5% | 2017 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 37 | Honduras | 22.1% | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 38 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.2% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 20.4% | 2018 | up 1,161.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 19.1% | 2018 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 18.9% | 2019 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 17.8% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | 17.1% | 2019 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 45 | Slovakia | 16.9% | 2018 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 46 | El Salvador | 16.9% | 2018 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 47 | Kuwait | 16.3% | 2018 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 48 | Belize | 16.2% | 2019 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Guatemala | 15.7% | 2019 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 50 | Philippines | 14.4% | 2018 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 51 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 14.3% | 2017 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 52 | Australia | 14.2% | 2018 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 53 | Hungary | 14.0% | 2018 | up 1,104.9% | volatile |
| 54 | San Marino | 13.9% | 2019 | up 1,577.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Pakistan | 13.8% | 2019 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 56 | Algeria | 13.5% | 2010 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 57 | Macau, China | 12.9% | 2019 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 58 | Oman | 12.8% | 2019 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 59 | Estonia | 11.6% | 2018 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 60 | Grenada | 11.5% | 2017 | up 288.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Barbados | 10.8% | 2011 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 10.4% | 2018 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 63 | Brazil | 10.2% | 2011 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 64 | Czechia | 10.0% | 2018 | up 208.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 10.0% | 2015 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 66 | Suriname | 9.9% | 2019 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 67 | Serbia | 9.6% | 2019 | up 1,289.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.6% | 2018 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.5% | 2019 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.7% | 2007 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Chile | 8.2% | 2018 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 72 | Mauritius | 8.1% | 2019 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 7.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Qatar | 7.4% | 2019 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Italy | 7.2% | 2018 | up 576.3% | volatile |
| 76 | New Zealand | 6.9% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 77 | Dominica | 6.7% | 2019 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Togo | 6.6% | 2019 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovenia | 6.4% | 2018 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 6.2% | 2019 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 81 | Portugal | 6.2% | 2018 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 5.9% | 2019 | up 3,350.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Guyana | 5.7% | 2012 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 84 | Seychelles | 5.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Mongolia | 5.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Maldives | 5.4% | 2019 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Spain | 5.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Poland | 4.8% | 2018 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Croatia | 4.8% | 2018 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 4.7% | 2019 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Greece | 4.6% | 2018 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 4.3% | 2019 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.2% | 2018 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Cayman Islands | 3.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Belarus | 3.5% | 2018 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Finland | 3.2% | 2018 | up 444.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Lithuania | 3.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Iceland | 3.0% | 2018 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Ecuador | 2.8% | 2018 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Norway | 2.8% | 2018 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Malta | 2.7% | 2018 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Cuba | 2.4% | 2019 | up 225.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Cyprus | 2.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Latvia | 2.3% | 2018 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Denmark | 2.2% | 2018 | up 1,006.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Argentina | 1.9% | 2017 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 1.6% | 2017 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2018 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Thailand | 1.3% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Republic of Korea | 1.3% | 2018 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Germany | 1.0% | 2018 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2018 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Peru | 0.8% | 2019 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2018 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2018 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2018 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Liechtenstein | 0.1% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 119 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Austria | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 120 | France | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Israel | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 61.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 56.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 56.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 56.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 55.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 55.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 55.4%
- Arab World 53.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 52.7%
- IDA only 49.6%
- Other small states 49.6%
- Least developed countries 49.4%
- Small states 42.1%
- IDA blend 39.2%
- Lower middle income 29.2%
- Low & middle income 29.2%
- World 27.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 26.0%
- Pacific island small states 24.9%
- Middle income 23.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 23.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.9%
- IBRD only 19.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 14.3%
- Upper middle income 14.0%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 12.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 11.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 10.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.9%
- Caribbean Small States 9.6%
- High income 9.4%
- North America 8.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 7.6%
- OECD members 7.2%
- European Union 5.2%
- Euro area 4.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 3.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3.3%
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/