Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 24.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24.9%
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
19th
of 40 groups
All-time high
44.7%
in 1997
All-time low
24.9%
in 2019
Years of data
19
1997–2019

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019

0102030401997200820191997: 44.7 %1998: 44.6 %1999: 44 %2000: 43.7 %2001: 44 %2002: 44 %2003: 43.7 %2004: 43.4 %2006: 43.3 %2010: 38.1 %2011: 36.1 %2012: 34.4 %2013: 31.7 %2014: 28.4 %2015: 26.9 %2016: 26.7 %2017: 26 %2018: 25.4 %2019: 24.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states stood at 24.9%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states peaked at 44.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2019.

Pacific island small states ranks 19th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%) in Pacific island small states, 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 44.7%
1998 44.6% -0.2%
1999 44.0% -1.4%
2000 43.7% -0.6%
2001 44.0% +0.6%
2002 44.0% +0.0%
2003 43.7% -0.8%
2004 43.4% -0.5%
2006 43.3% -0.4%
2010 38.1% -11.9%
2011 36.1% -5.3%
2012 34.4% -4.7%
2013 31.7% -7.9%
2014 28.4% -10.2%
2015 26.9% -5.6%
2016 26.7% -0.6%
2017 26.0% -2.8%
2018 25.4% -2.1%
2019 24.9% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.4% 44.0% 44.7% 3
2000s 43.7% 43.3% 44.0% 6
2010s 29.9% 24.9% 38.1% 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 16 Guinea 60.3% compare
  2. 17 Sierra Leone 57.0% compare
  3. 18 Mali 56.9% compare
  4. 19 Cameroon 56.5% compare
  5. 20 Uzbekistan 55.0% compare
  6. 21 Jordan 54.7% compare
  7. 22 Kenya 53.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Pacific island small states was 24.9% 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 Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 1997.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2019.
How does Pacific island small states rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Pacific island small states ranks 19th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pacific island small states 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/