Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 49.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Least developed countries, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Least developed countries stood at 49.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Least developed countries peaked at 64.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2019.
That places Least developed countries 12th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 64.6% | — |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 63.8% | 64.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 49.4% | 62.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Least developed countries?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Least developed countries was 49.4% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2019.
- How does Least developed countries rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Least developed countries ranks 12th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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/