Data for 2012
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012
Figures for 2012, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012 covers 113 countries on 3 measures. Niger is highest, at 78.854; Canada is lowest, at 0.052. The middle country reads 6.678. Against 2011, 99 values changed (41 up, 58 down), 14 countries joined, 12 left.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age · Data for 2012
HighestNiger
78.854LowestCanada
0.052Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 113 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78.854 | 82.47888 | 75.3684 | |
| 2 | 60.144 | 69.55193 | 50.8244 | |
| 3 | 60.104 | 60.06777 | 60.1392 | |
| 4 | 51.976 | 58.82612 | 45.3099 | |
| 5 | 51.285 | 54.10819 | 48.5298 | |
| 6 | 45.324 | 55.22530 | 35.8670 | |
| 7 | 43.947 | 43.54003 | 44.3483 | |
| 8 | 42.108 | 43.37221 | 40.8816 | |
| 9 | 41.942 | 41.95270 | 41.9316 | |
| 10 | 39.318 | 46.45944 | 32.2438 | |
| 11 | 39.016 | 44.34452 | 33.6519 | |
| 12 | 36.335 | 41.22465 | 31.4672 | |
| 13 | 28.783 | 28.43681 | 29.1293 | |
| 14 | 28.446 | 32.67343 | 24.0113 | |
| 15 | 27.814 | 26.03692 | 29.5276 | |
| 16 | 27.336 | 27.78503 | 26.8957 | |
| 17 | 27.001 | 30.97671 | 23.1170 | |
| 18 | 26.595 | 29.39870 | 23.8752 | |
| 19 | 23.773 | 23.95316 | 23.6019 | |
| 20 | 22.830 | 21.77911 | 23.8488 | |
| 21 | 19.895 | 21.64579 | 18.1139 | |
| 22 | 17.213 | 21.17135 | 13.5222 | |
| 23 | 15.786 | 15.49109 | 16.0693 | |
| 24 | 15.046 | 14.94657 | 15.1387 | |
| 25 | 14.896 | 5.49819 | 23.0639 | |
| 26 | 14.041 | 12.88879 | 15.1347 | |
| 27 | 13.529 | 12.85714 | 14.1270 | |
| 28 | 13.457 | 14.14390 | 12.8473 | |
| 29 | 13.414 | 9.37486 | 17.4584 | |
| 30 | 13.246 | 13.82511 | 12.6941 | |
| 31 | 12.198 | 12.66996 | 11.7442 | |
| 32 | 12.072 | 11.42821 | 12.6712 | |
| 33 | 11.685 | 12.11590 | 11.2767 | |
| 34 | 11.425 | 8.74323 | 13.8734 | |
| 35 | 11.065 | 11.31148 | 10.8175 | |
| 36 | 10.794 | 11.22146 | 10.3810 | |
| 37 | 10.740 | 12.19513 | 9.3499 | |
| 38 | 10.347 | 8.46340 | 12.1101 | |
| 39 | 9.927 | 7.37570 | 12.3402 | |
| 40 | 9.870 | 8.62900 | 10.9076 | |
| 41 | 9.745 | 10.10364 | 9.3990 | |
| 42 | 9.596 | 9.87455 | 9.3138 | |
| 43 | 9.392 | 7.01231 | 11.6828 | |
| 44 | 9.265 | 7.97645 | 10.5028 | |
| 45 | 8.940 | 8.21310 | 9.6484 | |
| 46 | 8.897 | 10.25048 | 7.5585 | |
| 47 | 8.770 | 7.29700 | 10.1936 | |
| 48 | 8.506 | 11.02165 | 5.9574 | |
| 49 | 7.883 | 7.29732 | 8.4406 | |
| 50 | 7.700 | 6.41822 | 8.8679 | |
| 51 | 7.669 | 6.00108 | 9.3137 | |
| 52 | 7.127 | 6.91112 | 7.3362 | |
| 53 | 7.101 | — | — | |
| 54 | 7.023 | 7.32748 | 6.7342 | |
| 55 | 6.979 | 7.20251 | 6.7650 | |
| 56 | 6.720 | 5.26906 | 8.0579 | |
| 57 | 6.678 | 7.93170 | 5.4591 | |
| 58 | 5.532 | 7.88863 | 2.9962 | |
| 59 | 5.292 | 6.29267 | 4.3399 | |
| 60 | 5.227 | — | — | |
| 61 | 5.139 | 7.03638 | 3.2295 | |
| 62 | 5.004 | 4.95682 | 5.0497 | |
| 63 | 4.874 | 3.94500 | 5.7330 | |
| 64 | 4.667 | 5.67655 | 3.6771 | |
| 65 | 4.183 | 3.20020 | 5.1949 | |
| 66 | 3.799 | 4.00525 | 3.5993 | |
| 67 | 3.459 | — | — | |
| 68 | 3.414 | 1.69856 | 5.0227 | |
| 69 | 3.311 | 3.29097 | 3.3303 | |
| 70 | 3.265 | 3.45009 | 3.0874 | |
| 71 | 3.092 | 5.43657 | 0.8039 | |
| 72 | 3.043 | 3.64093 | 2.4738 | |
| 73 | 2.840 | 2.77137 | 2.9042 | |
| 74 | 2.656 | 3.57647 | 1.7603 | |
| 75 | 2.621 | 2.14537 | 3.0712 | |
| 76 | 2.585 | 2.08198 | 3.0679 | |
| 77 | 2.354 | — | — | |
| 78 | 2.315 | 1.95273 | 2.6584 | |
| 79 | 2.233 | 2.11457 | 2.3441 | |
| 80 | 2.212 | 1.78680 | 2.6252 | |
| 81 | 2.147 | 1.85592 | 2.4244 | |
| 82 | 2.106 | 2.02468 | 2.1829 | |
| 83 | 2.047 | — | — | |
| 84 | 1.813 | 1.12459 | 2.4642 | |
| 85 | 1.736 | 1.94844 | 1.5321 | |
| 86 | 1.688 | 1.47849 | 1.8865 | |
| 87 | 1.668 | — | — | |
| 88 | 1.656 | — | — | |
| 89 | 1.644 | — | — | |
| 90 | 1.616 | — | — | |
| 91 | 1.415 | 0.64957 | 2.1535 | |
| 92 | 1.390 | 2.77143 | 0.0794 | |
| 93 | 1.347 | — | — | |
| 94 | 1.341 | 1.15748 | 1.5146 | |
| 95 | 1.234 | 1.16966 | 1.2950 | |
| 96 | 1.156 | 1.11894 | 1.1904 | |
| 97 | 1.129 | 1.43483 | 0.8391 | |
| 98 | 0.940 | — | — | |
| 99 | 0.932 | 0.95489 | 0.9107 | |
| 100 | 0.924 | 0.86380 | 0.9811 | |
| 101 | 0.921 | 0.95776 | 0.8864 | |
| 102 | 0.820 | — | — | |
| 103 | 0.758 | — | — | |
| 104 | 0.640 | 0.43208 | 0.8371 | |
| 105 | 0.554 | — | — | |
| 106 | 0.430 | — | — | |
| 107 | 0.290 | 0.38110 | 0.2043 | |
| 108 | 0.278 | — | — | |
| 109 | 0.254 | 0.08732 | 0.4128 | |
| 110 | 0.195 | — | — | |
| 111 | 0.148 | 0.09435 | 0.1992 | |
| 112 | 0.060 | — | — | |
| 113 | 0.052 | — | — |
02In 2012
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Niger78.854
- 2
Central African Republic60.144
- 3
Tanzania60.104
- 4
Mali51.976
- 5
Burkina Faso51.285
Lowest
- 113
Canada0.052
- 112
Malta0.060
- 111
Lithuania0.148
- 110
South Korea0.195
- 109
Netherlands0.254
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 6.678. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Niger82.47888
Lowest
Netherlands0.08732
Middle country: 7.35159
Male
Highest
Niger75.3684
Lowest
Hong Kong0.0794
Middle country: 9.0908
032011 → 2012
Since 2011
What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +14 / −12countries joined / left
- 99values changed, of 99 in both
- 41 · 58rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Cook Islands4.290 → 13.529+9.240
Lebanon22.580 → 27.814+5.233
Burundi24.780 → 28.783+4.003
Guatemala23.047 → 27.001+3.954
United Kingdom1.759 → 5.004+3.245
Fell most
Mauritania36.568 → 28.446−8.122
Mauritius8.055 → 0.820−7.235
British Virgin Islands9.151 → 3.092−6.059
Bahrain7.916 → 2.621−5.295
Ecuador14.498 → 9.745−4.753
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
The position is ours
UIS publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
38 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2012). Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/out-of-school-rate-lower-secondary/2012
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Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age: every year26 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012: questions and answers
Which country has the highest out-of-school rate (lower secondary) in Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012?
Niger, at 78.854, of the 113 countries in the file.
What year does Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012 describe?
2012.
How many countries does Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012 cover?
113.
Where can I download Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2012 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2024.