Data for 2019
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2019
Figures for 2019, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2019 covers 138 countries on 3 measures. Niger is highest, at 70.211; Azerbaijan is lowest, at 0.069. The middle country reads 4.527. Against 2018, 124 values changed (56 up, 68 down), 14 countries joined, 10 left.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age · Data for 2019
HighestNiger
70.211LowestAzerbaijan
0.069Shaded 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, 2019, 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 138 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70.211 | 72.7526 | 67.760 | |
| 2 | 63.260 | 69.9804 | 56.733 | |
| 3 | 50.046 | 49.2484 | 50.838 | |
| 4 | 47.928 | 46.1312 | 49.676 | |
| 5 | 46.349 | 48.4543 | 44.371 | |
| 6 | 40.569 | 38.3496 | 42.782 | |
| 7 | 38.415 | 32.6928 | 45.840 | |
| 8 | 36.303 | 39.7101 | 32.974 | |
| 9 | 35.757 | 34.7312 | 36.780 | |
| 10 | 35.379 | 37.4801 | 33.322 | |
| 11 | 35.282 | 38.5375 | 32.021 | |
| 12 | 33.915 | 31.0069 | 36.611 | |
| 13 | 33.682 | 32.3963 | 34.943 | |
| 14 | 32.834 | 31.7010 | 33.980 | |
| 15 | 30.811 | 32.5336 | 29.266 | |
| 16 | 27.772 | 27.9820 | 27.568 | |
| 17 | 27.536 | 26.8985 | 28.155 | |
| 18 | 24.369 | 23.9989 | 24.740 | |
| 19 | 24.188 | 29.1195 | 19.079 | |
| 20 | 24.135 | 18.7052 | 29.469 | |
| 21 | 22.773 | 22.2166 | 23.322 | |
| 22 | 22.671 | 19.0682 | 26.264 | |
| 23 | 22.504 | 22.8410 | 22.162 | |
| 24 | 21.534 | 18.7137 | 24.109 | |
| 25 | 21.262 | 19.9263 | 22.523 | |
| 26 | 21.089 | 20.6932 | 21.468 | |
| 27 | 18.557 | 9.6280 | 26.511 | |
| 28 | 17.772 | 17.0888 | 18.433 | |
| 29 | 15.921 | 6.8519 | 23.204 | |
| 30 | 15.602 | 15.6695 | 15.538 | |
| 31 | 15.336 | 12.0643 | 18.269 | |
| 32 | 15.334 | 11.4903 | 18.582 | |
| 33 | 15.151 | 13.9219 | 16.357 | |
| 34 | 14.797 | 13.1414 | 16.404 | |
| 35 | 13.884 | 20.1318 | 8.023 | |
| 36 | 13.655 | 14.0184 | 13.307 | |
| 37 | 13.553 | 11.2455 | 15.759 | |
| 38 | 12.685 | 12.4831 | 12.880 | |
| 39 | 12.203 | 11.9104 | 12.479 | |
| 40 | 12.179 | 14.2140 | 10.239 | |
| 41 | 11.719 | 16.4185 | 7.119 | |
| 42 | 11.355 | — | — | |
| 43 | 11.292 | 11.6557 | 10.946 | |
| 44 | 11.179 | 10.5713 | 11.753 | |
| 45 | 10.538 | 9.4567 | 11.574 | |
| 46 | 10.338 | 11.8689 | 8.933 | |
| 47 | 9.667 | 7.4117 | 11.783 | |
| 48 | 9.569 | 7.8185 | 11.241 | |
| 49 | 9.365 | 10.1637 | 8.588 | |
| 50 | 9.206 | 6.8812 | 11.366 | |
| 51 | 9.092 | 7.3506 | 10.761 | |
| 52 | 8.362 | 8.1007 | 8.592 | |
| 53 | 8.274 | 8.7250 | 7.840 | |
| 54 | 7.914 | 7.5874 | 8.229 | |
| 55 | 7.741 | 6.8868 | 8.575 | |
| 56 | 7.252 | 6.1716 | 8.294 | |
| 57 | 6.476 | 6.4187 | 6.531 | |
| 58 | 6.395 | 5.5343 | 7.194 | |
| 59 | 6.193 | 4.7836 | 7.622 | |
| 60 | 6.016 | — | — | |
| 61 | 5.853 | 5.7074 | 5.994 | |
| 62 | 5.842 | 4.9145 | 6.642 | |
| 63 | 5.641 | — | — | |
| 64 | 5.439 | 6.1588 | 4.751 | |
| 65 | 5.124 | 5.6433 | 4.630 | |
| 66 | 5.091 | 5.5529 | 4.651 | |
| 67 | 4.973 | 4.6009 | 5.331 | |
| 68 | 4.699 | 5.3436 | 4.087 | |
| 69 | 4.575 | 4.4115 | 4.730 | |
| 70 | 4.478 | 6.1721 | 2.818 | |
| 71 | 4.402 | — | — | |
| 72 | 3.994 | 3.1046 | 4.848 | |
| 73 | 3.871 | 3.5455 | 4.173 | |
| 74 | 3.476 | — | — | |
| 75 | 3.447 | 2.7746 | 4.086 | |
| 76 | 3.402 | 3.8900 | 2.910 | |
| 77 | 3.395 | 2.8768 | 3.892 | |
| 78 | 3.359 | — | — | |
| 79 | 3.198 | 3.3323 | 3.071 | |
| 80 | 3.101 | 2.8382 | 3.353 | |
| 81 | 2.915 | 4.3561 | 1.494 | |
| 82 | 2.878 | 2.6623 | 3.079 | |
| 83 | 2.712 | 1.6610 | 3.736 | |
| 84 | 2.605 | — | — | |
| 85 | 2.522 | — | — | |
| 86 | 2.504 | 3.4690 | 1.592 | |
| 87 | 2.489 | 2.6168 | 2.365 | |
| 88 | 2.234 | 2.4197 | 2.057 | |
| 89 | 2.136 | 2.0317 | 2.235 | |
| 90 | 2.117 | — | — | |
| 91 | 2.078 | 1.7472 | 2.388 | |
| 92 | 2.062 | 1.9911 | 2.130 | |
| 93 | 2.059 | 4.0601 | 0.181 | |
| 94 | 2.021 | — | — | |
| 95 | 1.973 | 1.3612 | 2.553 | |
| 96 | 1.786 | 2.2865 | 1.304 | |
| 97 | 1.780 | 1.6263 | 1.927 | |
| 98 | 1.742 | 1.4698 | 1.998 | |
| 99 | 1.671 | 1.8149 | 1.539 | |
| 100 | 1.627 | 1.3354 | 1.903 | |
| 101 | 1.579 | 1.7752 | 1.383 | |
| 102 | 1.508 | 2.2373 | 0.817 | |
| 103 | 1.426 | 1.3092 | 1.533 | |
| 104 | 1.386 | 1.3922 | 1.381 | |
| 105 | 1.345 | 1.0080 | 1.664 | |
| 106 | 1.281 | — | — | |
| 107 | 1.263 | 1.1319 | 1.387 | |
| 108 | 1.209 | 0.4761 | 1.911 | |
| 109 | 1.172 | 1.2464 | 1.102 | |
| 110 | 1.163 | 1.2682 | 1.062 | |
| 111 | 1.123 | 1.0917 | 1.153 | |
| 112 | 1.097 | — | — | |
| 113 | 0.928 | 0.7383 | 1.111 | |
| 114 | 0.883 | 1.0733 | 0.701 | |
| 115 | 0.744 | — | — | |
| 116 | 0.734 | — | — | |
| 117 | 0.732 | — | — | |
| 118 | 0.695 | 0.8058 | 0.591 | |
| 119 | 0.668 | 0.7888 | 0.552 | |
| 120 | 0.662 | — | — | |
| 121 | 0.585 | 0.6250 | 0.547 | |
| 122 | 0.576 | 0.5517 | 0.599 | |
| 123 | 0.565 | — | — | |
| 124 | 0.526 | — | — | |
| 125 | 0.445 | — | — | |
| 126 | 0.382 | 0.4507 | 0.316 | |
| 127 | 0.376 | — | — | |
| 128 | 0.344 | 0.1817 | 0.498 | |
| 129 | 0.343 | 0.5541 | 0.147 | |
| 130 | 0.330 | — | — | |
| 131 | 0.303 | 0.1915 | 0.410 | |
| 132 | 0.244 | 0.0873 | 0.398 | |
| 133 | 0.146 | 0.0923 | 0.196 | |
| 134 | 0.127 | — | — | |
| 135 | 0.088 | — | — | |
| 136 | 0.082 | — | — | |
| 137 | 0.070 | — | — | |
| 138 | 0.069 | 0.0421 | 0.093 |
02In 2019
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Niger70.211
- 2
Chad63.260
- 3
Tanzania50.046
- 4
Burkina Faso47.928
- 5
Côte d’Ivoire46.349
Lowest
- 138
Azerbaijan0.069
- 137
Türkiye0.070
- 136
Saudi Arabia0.082
- 135
Japan0.088
- 134
Portugal0.127
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 4.527. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Niger72.7526
Lowest
Azerbaijan0.0421
Middle country: 6.1716
Male
Highest
Niger67.760
Lowest
Azerbaijan0.093
Middle country: 7.119
032018 → 2019
Since 2018
What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +14 / −10countries joined / left
- 124values changed, of 124 in both
- 56 · 68rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Tuvalu6.195 → 15.336+9.141
Guatemala30.853 → 36.303+5.450
Tonga8.704 → 13.884+5.181
Madagascar28.928 → 33.682+4.754
El Salvador18.587 → 21.262+2.675
Fell most
Sierra Leone48.568 → 22.773−25.795
Mauritania40.856 → 32.834−8.022
Indonesia11.968 → 5.641−6.327
Bosnia and Herzegovina12.336 → 6.395−5.941
Cayman Islands8.411 → 2.915−5.496
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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50 empty cells
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2019). Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/out-of-school-rate-lower-secondary/2019
0626 held
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Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2018134 countries
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Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2020143 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, 2019: questions and answers
Which country has the highest out-of-school rate (lower secondary) in Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2019?
Niger, at 70.211, of the 138 countries in the file.
What year does Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2019 describe?
2019.
How many countries does Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2019 cover?
138.
Where can I download Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2019?
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, 2019 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, 2024.