Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than the official entry age to primary education (UNESCO) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
66.54
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
0.2186
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
8.27
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
620
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than the official entry age to primary education (UNESCO) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 66.54 in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 0.2186 in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.27, and the mean is 14.25.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 304.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 14,759.7%), and the largest decrease in Turks and Caicos Islands (down 97.4%).
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than the official: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.54 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Belize | 46.85 | 2023 | up 357.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Honduras | 38.42 | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.72 | 2021 | up 4,533.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Montserrat | 30.23 | 2020 | up 1,774.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Barbados | 29.49 | 2023 | up 282.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Panama | 26.8 | 2023 | up 44.5% | falling |
| 8 | Grenada | 25.04 | 2023 | up 14,759.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Paraguay | 23.34 | 2023 | up 61.3% | falling |
| 10 | Guyana | 22.02 | 2023 | up 387.0% | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 19.85 | 2023 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 12 | Suriname | 19.43 | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 13 | Guatemala | 15.53 | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 14.87 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.9 | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 16 | Brazil | 9.96 | 2022 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 9.51 | 2023 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 8.27 | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 8.25 | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 20 | Argentina | 5.46 | 2022 | up 180.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Jamaica | 5.31 | 2023 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.87 | 2018 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.75 | 2021 | up 330.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.88 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Anguilla | 2.44 | 2022 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 2.43 | 2022 | up 624.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 2.32 | 2023 | down 83.9% | falling |
| 28 | Ecuador | 2.3 | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Uruguay | 1.77 | 2022 | up 230.6% | volatile |
| 30 | British Virgin Islands | 1.31 | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Dominica | 0.9321 | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 0.9319 | 2022 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Cuba | 0.6384 | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 0.2919 | 2023 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.2186 | 2022 | down 97.4% | volatile |