Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Other small states
Other small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 16.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Other small states, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Other small states stood at 16.2%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Other small states peaked at 27.6% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2019.
That places Other small states 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 26.2% | — |
| 1982 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 27.6% | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 26.2% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 24.8% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 23.4% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 23.0% | 27.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 23.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.3% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Other small states?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Other small states was 16.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 1984.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- How does Other small states rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Other small states ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.