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UNESCO Data on Children Not in School (2013-2018)

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Through its UNESCO Institute of Statistics, data are updated annually on the status of children of primary and secondary age who are not in school. The following table was obtained from the UIS website and edited to only include countries that reported data for 2013 to 2018. An average was computed for the 5 year period of 2013-2017 since many countries had not provided data for 2018.

The UNESCO data allow comparison of the United States to other countries. These data are not directly comparable to the state, county and school district data provided by the American Community Survey because different data collection methods are used.

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age(2013-2018)

Country 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Average for 2013-2018
Albania 8.9 7.2 6.3 7.1 7 6.9 7.2
Antigua and Barbuda .. 5.9 4.7 .. 4.2 3 4.5
Argentina 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.8 .. 3.0
Australia .. .. 0.3 0.5 1 .. 0.6
Austria 4.5 4 3.7 3 3.1 .. 3.7
Azerbaijan 6.5 6.2 4.8 .. .. 2 4.9
Bahamas 23.5 21 26.8 24.9 .. .. 24.1
Bahrain 8.4 5.7 3.2 2.2 2.2 3.7 4.2
Barbados .. 4.5 2.9 2.7 3.1 3 3.2
Belarus 2.3 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.2 1.3
Belgium 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.6 .. 1.3
Belize 10.2 10.4 10.4 9.1 10.1 10.3 10.1
Bhutan 16.8 .. 14.7 15 14.3 12.6 14.7
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.9 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.8 .. 13.0
Brazil .. .. 0.0 6.5 7.1 .. 6.8
British Virgin Islands 5.9 4.9 4.6 6.9 11.7 .. 6.8
Brunei Darussalam 4 6.1 8.2 7.8 7.4 7.8 6.9
Bulgaria 8.1 7.6 7.6 9.3 .. .. 8.1
Burkina Faso 45.5 .. 41.7 40.1 38.5 36.3 40.4
Burundi .. .. 0.0 .. 22.1 23.7 22.9
Cabo Verde 12.1 12.2 12.5 13.2 13.1 13.2 12.7
Cameroon .. 24 23.1 .. .. .. 23.6
Canada 4.5 4.7 4.3 2.6 2.1 .. 3.7
Chad .. .. 44.1 46.6 .. .. 45.4
Chile 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.7 .. 4.2
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4.8 4.8 4.8 3.5 2.9 1.7 3.8
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 16.4 14.7 12.1 8.2 6.4 5.6 10.6
Colombia 8.5 9.6 8.4 8.6 7.8 7.3 8.4
Comoros 25.3 25.4 0.0 .. 27.5 .. 26.1
Cook Islands 13.9 10.9 8.4 8.1 .. .. 10.3
Costa Rica 6 6.3 5.4 4.5 7 2.9 5.3
Côte d'Ivoire .. 42.4 0.0 34.2 31.8 29.4 34.5
Croatia 3.8 4.4 5.3 6.2 .. .. 5.0
Cuba 6.8 8.4 9.9 9.4 8.6 8 8.5
Cyprus 3.5 3 2.6 .. .. .. 3.1
Czechia 4.3 3 1.6 0.6 0.8 .. 2.1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea .. .. 8.0 .. .. .. 8.0
Denmark 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 .. 3.4
Djibouti .. .. 48.8 .. .. .. 48.8
Dominica .. .. 6.7 4 .. .. 5.4
Dominican Republic 11.7 12 10.3 10 10.7 .. 10.9
Ecuador 7.2 6.7 6.2 5.6 6.3 .. 6.4
Egypt .. 9.6 0.0 7.9 7.5 6.9 8.0
El Salvador 10.6 12.5 14.8 16.6 20.6 .. 15.0
Eritrea 34.7 35.7 40.1 .. 45 .. 38.9
Estonia 3.9 3.3 2.9 2.4 1.9 .. 2.9
Eswatini 12.8 12.5 12.7 .. .. .. 12.7
Ethiopia .. 33.1 33.8 .. .. .. 33.5
Finland 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.8 .. 2.0
France 2.3 3 2.4 2 1.7 .. 2.3
Georgia 4.3 3.6 3.2 3.9 2.8 2 3.3
Ghana .. .. 0.0 .. 12.7 13 12.9
Gibraltar .. .. 0.0 4.5 3.2 .. 3.8
Greece 3.7 5.1 4.1 3.7 3.2 .. 4.0
Guatemala 25.6 26.9 27.3 28.3 28.5 28.3 27.5
Guinea .. 38.9 0.0 .. .. .. 38.9
Honduras 29.2 33.5 33.5 32.7 31.7 .. 32.1
Hungary 5.9 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.1 .. 6.0
Iceland 7 6.6 5.7 4.9 3.9 .. 5.6
Indonesia 13 14.1 0.0 .. .. 12.6 13.2
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10.1 9.6 0.0 7.9 7.7 .. 8.8
Ireland .. 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 .. 0.2
Israel 0.6 0.6 0.4 .. 0.6 .. 0.5
Italy 2.9 3 2.9 3.3 3.4 .. 3.1
Jamaica .. .. 17.0 17.3 17.3 18 17.4
Jordan 27 .. 0.0 .. 28.1 27.4 27.5
Kuwait 8.3 8.7 7.0 .. .. .. 8.0
Kyrgyzstan .. 10.3 9.3 7.8 7.2 6 8.1
Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.5 19.9 19.2 19.2 19.8 21.5 20.3
Latvia 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.1 .. 2.4
Lesotho 12.9 13.7 13.5 13.1 .. .. 13.3
Liberia .. 14.2 17.2 .. .. .. 15.7
Liechtenstein .. 5.4 5.1 5.3 .. .. 5.2
Lithuania 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 .. 0.8
Luxembourg 8 8.1 7.7 7.1 7.8 .. 7.7
Madagascar .. .. 0.0 .. .. 23.9 23.9
Malawi 16.1 15.1 15.3 16 .. 15 15.5
Malaysia 12.3 13.1 13.2 13.6 13.4 .. 13.1
Mali 46.8 45.4 47.1 46 45.9 50.7 47.0
Malta 5.7 5.5 4.7 5 .. .. 5.2
Marshall Islands .. .. 29.5 29.2 .. .. 29.3
Mauritania 39.5 38.1 0.0 40.3 37 33.8 37.7
Mauritius .. .. 6.5 7.5 7.7 8.7 7.6
Mexico 9.9 9 8.2 8 8.4 .. 8.7
Montenegro .. .. 0.0 7.5 6.8 .. 7.2
Morocco .. .. 0.0 .. 11 9.7 10.3
Mozambique 24.7 25 24.9 .. .. .. 24.9
Myanmar .. 28.6 0.0 .. 18.6 .. 23.6
Nauru .. 12.4 0.0 13.4 .. .. 12.9
Nepal .. 19.8 18.9 12.3 11.3 .. 15.6
Netherlands .. .. 0.0 .. 1 .. 1.0
New Zealand 3 3.2 2.7 1.9 .. .. 2.7
Niger .. 57.2 55.6 .. 52 .. 55.0
Norway 2.4 2.2 2.2 2 2 .. 2.2
Oman 3.6 .. 2.7 1.1 2.6 4.2 2.8
Pakistan 50.7 48.2 40.7 37.3 37.4 34.4 41.4
Palestine 12.9 12.2 11.3 10.4 8.4 8.4 10.6
Panama 13.3 15.4 15.7 .. 20.3 .. 16.2
Papua New Guinea .. .. 0.0 20.5 .. .. 20.5
Peru .. .. 0.0 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.4
Philippines .. 5.4 5.7 .. .. .. 5.5
Poland 5.9 5.6 0.0 .. 3.4 .. 5.0
Portugal 1 0.8 1.2 1.4 0.7 .. 1.0
Puerto Rico 15.2 14.4 16.0 21.3 .. .. 16.7
Republic of Korea 3.2 .. 0.0 .. 2.6 .. 2.9
Republic of Moldova 16.7 16.9 17.3 17.2 16.5 16.5 16.9
Romania .. .. 10.9 12.4 .. .. 11.6
Russian Federation 3.8 3.9 0.0 .. 0.8 .. 2.8
Rwanda .. .. 0.0 .. .. 14.1 14.1
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.8 2.4 0.0 .. .. .. 2.1
Saint Lucia .. .. 10.3 9.3 7.7 7.8 8.8
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.3 .. 6.3 4.5 2.8 4.7 4.5
Samoa .. 3.1 3.7 4 .. .. 3.6
Sao Tome and Principe 16.1 13.8 12.1 .. .. .. 14.0
Senegal .. .. 0.0 .. 38.3 .. 38.3
Serbia 5.2 5.1 3.9 4.4 4.6 5 4.7
Seychelles 9.7 5 5.6 4.7 6.1 5.3 6.0
Sierra Leone 27.8 .. 26.9 .. 25.7 29.7 27.5
Singapore .. .. 0.0 0 0 .. 0.0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) .. 8.6 0.0 .. .. .. 8.6
Slovakia 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7 .. 7.1
Slovenia 1.9 2.2 1.3 1.7 1.4 .. 1.7
South Africa .. .. 6.1 .. 11.5 .. 8.8
South Sudan .. .. 61.9 .. .. .. 61.9
Spain 3.3 2.9 2.3 2.1 2.3 .. 2.6
Sri Lanka .. .. 0.0 .. 6.3 .. 6.3
Suriname 21.2 20.5 18.1 .. .. .. 20.0
Sweden 2.6 2 0.6 0.6 .. .. 1.4
Switzerland 7.2 6.8 6.3 5.9 6 .. 6.4
Timor-Leste 15.9 14.6 13.1 12.3 10.8 11.6 13.1
Togo .. .. 0.0 .. 21.1 .. 21.1
Tonga 7.3 8.6 7.6 .. .. .. 7.8
Turkey 8.8 8.3 9.5 10.6 9.6 .. 9.4
Tuvalu .. 20.6 17.8 27 .. .. 21.8
Ukraine 5.4 5.7 0.0 .. .. .. 5.6
United Arab Emirates .. .. 0.0 4.3 .. .. 4.3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.8 1 0.6 .. 1.3 .. 1.4
United Republic of Tanzania .. .. 0.0 39.7 .. .. 39.7
United States of America .. 3.3 2.6 1.5 1.5 .. 2.2
Uruguay .. 7.1 5.8 5.2 .. .. 6.0
Uzbekistan 8.2 7.9 7.3 6.4 5.8 .. 7.1
Vanuatu .. .. 13.5 .. .. .. 13.5
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8 9.8 10.5 12.3 13.2 .. 10.8
Yemen 27.6 .. 0.0 28.1 .. .. 27.8

Data source: http://data.uis.unesco.org/index.aspx?queryid=3369

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