Data for 2016
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2016
Figures for 2016, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2016 covers 134 countries on 3 measures. Tanzania is highest, at 72.7032; Japan is lowest, at 0.0235. The middle country reads 5.5975. Against 2015, 119 values changed (68 up, 51 down), 15 countries joined, 18 left.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age · Data for 2016
HighestTanzania
72.7032LowestJapan
0.0235Shaded 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, 2016, 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 134 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72.7032 | — | — | |
| 2 | 66.7646 | 70.89797 | 62.780 | |
| 3 | 60.7308 | 69.77512 | 51.928 | |
| 4 | 49.2857 | 48.80384 | 49.754 | |
| 5 | 48.8163 | 54.49914 | 43.284 | |
| 6 | 48.5518 | 47.34606 | 49.804 | |
| 7 | 45.4704 | 50.54276 | 40.867 | |
| 8 | 42.0335 | 45.47338 | 38.578 | |
| 9 | 39.7372 | 38.46334 | 40.953 | |
| 10 | 39.6923 | 44.49701 | 35.111 | |
| 11 | 38.6961 | 38.15346 | 39.229 | |
| 12 | 38.5817 | 37.12155 | 39.973 | |
| 13 | 35.1298 | 39.11414 | 31.164 | |
| 14 | 32.2535 | 30.17547 | 34.323 | |
| 15 | 32.2323 | 29.96146 | 34.465 | |
| 16 | 29.5153 | 33.43145 | 25.693 | |
| 17 | 28.0762 | 27.39700 | 28.743 | |
| 18 | 27.5459 | 27.91347 | 27.184 | |
| 19 | 24.0826 | 24.84623 | 23.340 | |
| 20 | 22.8366 | 24.10698 | 21.547 | |
| 21 | 22.7504 | 19.89724 | 25.092 | |
| 22 | 22.5203 | 23.39534 | 21.635 | |
| 23 | 20.3625 | 16.35715 | 24.359 | |
| 24 | 20.1712 | 12.37113 | 27.209 | |
| 25 | 19.9896 | 16.66830 | 22.988 | |
| 26 | 17.1123 | 16.55486 | 17.640 | |
| 27 | 17.0826 | 17.39946 | 16.780 | |
| 28 | 16.9393 | 13.05361 | 20.843 | |
| 29 | 15.6996 | 16.63253 | 14.758 | |
| 30 | 15.4871 | 16.66833 | 14.331 | |
| 31 | 15.3875 | 14.65671 | 16.097 | |
| 32 | 15.0337 | 7.66396 | 21.806 | |
| 33 | 14.1686 | 12.71080 | 15.546 | |
| 34 | 14.0200 | 16.15459 | 12.019 | |
| 35 | 13.9439 | 12.30942 | 15.499 | |
| 36 | 13.8714 | 15.08377 | 12.626 | |
| 37 | 13.0947 | 12.96188 | 13.223 | |
| 38 | 12.6107 | 11.00768 | 14.124 | |
| 39 | 12.1483 | 12.25838 | 12.043 | |
| 40 | 12.0167 | 10.62437 | 13.335 | |
| 41 | 11.4582 | 8.26633 | 14.472 | |
| 42 | 11.4383 | 7.70379 | 15.145 | |
| 43 | 11.2123 | 11.56591 | 10.866 | |
| 44 | 10.4038 | 11.34408 | 9.495 | |
| 45 | 10.1693 | 9.49246 | 10.801 | |
| 46 | 9.9363 | 19.80325 | 0.226 | |
| 47 | 9.9360 | 4.34483 | 14.776 | |
| 48 | 9.7771 | 9.13318 | 10.385 | |
| 49 | 9.7607 | 10.08010 | 9.453 | |
| 50 | 9.7096 | 5.88868 | 13.101 | |
| 51 | 9.3835 | 9.51873 | 9.256 | |
| 52 | 9.1868 | 9.11815 | 9.253 | |
| 53 | 8.9641 | 8.32193 | 9.588 | |
| 54 | 8.7763 | 10.34517 | 7.290 | |
| 55 | 8.1152 | 8.30497 | 7.940 | |
| 56 | 7.7775 | 6.41635 | 9.013 | |
| 57 | 7.2740 | 8.42490 | 6.236 | |
| 58 | 6.7493 | 7.39545 | 6.126 | |
| 59 | 6.6916 | 3.64327 | 9.613 | |
| 60 | 6.6582 | 6.38820 | 6.916 | |
| 61 | 6.6335 | 7.39047 | 5.864 | |
| 62 | 6.6205 | 7.87149 | 5.526 | |
| 63 | 6.4315 | 5.58064 | 7.287 | |
| 64 | 6.3272 | 5.67595 | 6.964 | |
| 65 | 6.0231 | 4.54308 | 7.445 | |
| 66 | 5.8319 | 4.24650 | 7.298 | |
| 67 | 5.6792 | 4.48579 | 6.804 | |
| 68 | 5.5158 | 5.63394 | 5.404 | |
| 69 | 4.9381 | 4.28712 | 5.560 | |
| 70 | 4.9141 | 1.57354 | 7.987 | |
| 71 | 4.6693 | 7.75401 | 1.763 | |
| 72 | 4.4934 | 4.46778 | 4.518 | |
| 73 | 4.2579 | 4.18497 | 4.327 | |
| 74 | 4.2135 | 5.02477 | 3.416 | |
| 75 | 4.1810 | 5.29662 | 3.113 | |
| 76 | 4.1253 | — | — | |
| 77 | 4.0927 | 5.68078 | 2.549 | |
| 78 | 4.0822 | 4.71000 | 3.484 | |
| 79 | 3.9591 | 4.08983 | 3.834 | |
| 80 | 3.9563 | 4.30146 | 3.627 | |
| 81 | 3.8544 | 3.72642 | 3.977 | |
| 82 | 3.7651 | 3.80893 | 3.723 | |
| 83 | 3.7097 | 3.04556 | 4.345 | |
| 84 | 3.5674 | 3.70936 | 3.437 | |
| 85 | 3.4996 | 4.17672 | 2.834 | |
| 86 | 3.4675 | 1.54733 | 5.224 | |
| 87 | 3.1620 | 2.10515 | 4.162 | |
| 88 | 3.1061 | 3.23943 | 2.977 | |
| 89 | 2.9243 | — | — | |
| 90 | 2.8538 | — | — | |
| 91 | 2.6178 | 2.42062 | 2.801 | |
| 92 | 2.6089 | 2.53282 | 2.681 | |
| 93 | 2.5966 | 1.82838 | 3.318 | |
| 94 | 2.5136 | — | — | |
| 95 | 2.4970 | 2.36808 | 2.618 | |
| 96 | 2.4350 | 1.76097 | 3.088 | |
| 97 | 2.1909 | 2.19084 | 2.191 | |
| 98 | 2.1396 | — | — | |
| 99 | 2.0388 | 1.53789 | 2.511 | |
| 100 | 2.0384 | 1.81854 | 2.251 | |
| 101 | 1.9627 | 1.82635 | 2.092 | |
| 102 | 1.8531 | 1.85038 | 1.856 | |
| 103 | 1.8265 | 2.13352 | 1.538 | |
| 104 | 1.7275 | 1.30751 | 2.131 | |
| 105 | 1.6769 | 1.95856 | 1.408 | |
| 106 | 1.5578 | 1.49500 | 1.618 | |
| 107 | 1.4928 | — | — | |
| 108 | 1.3173 | 0.92484 | 1.687 | |
| 109 | 1.1618 | 1.23905 | 1.089 | |
| 110 | 1.1426 | — | — | |
| 111 | 1.1007 | — | — | |
| 112 | 0.9546 | 1.02379 | 0.889 | |
| 113 | 0.8956 | — | — | |
| 114 | 0.8916 | 0.81676 | 0.963 | |
| 115 | 0.8170 | 0.85960 | 0.776 | |
| 116 | 0.8130 | — | — | |
| 117 | 0.7875 | 0.80883 | 0.767 | |
| 118 | 0.7692 | 0.52475 | 1.000 | |
| 119 | 0.7102 | — | — | |
| 120 | 0.6661 | — | — | |
| 121 | 0.5579 | — | — | |
| 122 | 0.3961 | 0.29691 | 0.490 | |
| 123 | 0.3823 | — | — | |
| 124 | 0.3710 | — | — | |
| 125 | 0.3339 | — | — | |
| 126 | 0.3140 | 0.37097 | 0.260 | |
| 127 | 0.3099 | 0.18324 | 0.431 | |
| 128 | 0.2789 | — | — | |
| 129 | 0.2065 | 0.23303 | 0.181 | |
| 130 | 0.1239 | — | — | |
| 131 | 0.0675 | — | — | |
| 132 | 0.0430 | — | — | |
| 133 | 0.0295 | — | — | |
| 134 | 0.0235 | — | — |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Tanzania72.7032
- 2
Niger66.7646
- 3
Chad60.7308
- 4
Burkina Faso49.2857
- 5
Mali48.8163
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.5975. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Niger70.89797
Lowest
Netherlands0.18324
Middle country: 7.39545
Male
Highest
Niger62.780
Lowest
Switzerland0.181
Middle country: 7.445
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +15 / −18countries joined / left
- 119values changed, of 119 in both
- 68 · 51rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Mauritania39.5925 → 48.5518+8.9593
Eswatini3.6575 → 9.9363+6.2788
Puerto Rico7.7493 → 13.9439+6.1946
Burkina Faso43.3018 → 49.2857+5.9839
Maldives17.1560 → 22.7504+5.5944
Fell most
Côte d’Ivoire82.4621 → 45.4704−36.9917
Suriname24.2331 → 15.3875−8.8455
Marshall Islands12.6104 → 7.7775−4.8329
Niue5.3061 → 0.8130−4.4931
Kiribati15.8872 → 11.4383−4.4488
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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Which end is better
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46 empty cells
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2016). Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/out-of-school-rate-lower-secondary/2016
0626 held
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Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2015137 countries
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Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2017134 countries
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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, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest out-of-school rate (lower secondary) in Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2016?
Tanzania, at 72.7032, of the 134 countries in the file.
What year does Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2016 cover?
134.
Where can I download Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2016?
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, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2024.