Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 10.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in East Asia & Pacific, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 10.9% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.2% | — |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 26 Timor-Leste 48.2% compare
- 27 Sao Tome and Principe 46.3%
- 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 41.7% compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 41.7% compare
- 30 Morocco 38.6% compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 34.3% compare
- 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.3% compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 31.45 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.94 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.52 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.26 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in East Asia & Pacific?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in East Asia & Pacific was 10.9% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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, female (%). 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/