Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in North America
North America: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 8.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in North America, 2004–2019
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 North America is 8.8%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in North America peaked at 9.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2007.
North America ranks 33rd of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.5% | — |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +50.7% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.2% | 7.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 30 Morocco 38.6% compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 34.3% compare
- 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.3% compare
- 33 Bahrain 28.2% compare
- 34 Türkiye 25.3% compare
- 35 Montenegro 24.1% compare
- 36 Panama 23.5% compare
More reference data data for North America
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.25 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.07 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.27 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 271,413 number (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in North America?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in North America was 8.8% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2007.
- How does North America rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- North America ranks 33rd out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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/