Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in IDA blend

IDA blend: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 39.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
39.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
14th
of 40 groups
All-time high
40.6%
in 2013
All-time low
39.2%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in IDA blend, 2013–2019

0102030402013201620192013: 40.6 %2014: 39.9 %2015: 39.9 %2016: 40 %2017: 39.7 %2018: 39.4 %2019: 39.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in IDA blend stood at 39.2%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

That places IDA blend 14th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%) in IDA blend, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 40.6%
2014 39.9% -1.7%
2015 39.9% -0.1%
2016 40.0% +0.3%
2017 39.7% -0.8%
2018 39.4% -0.7%
2019 39.2% -0.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in IDA blend?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in IDA blend was 39.2% 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 IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2019.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
IDA blend ranks 14th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this IDA blend 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%)
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/