Small states - Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)

Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age) in Small states was 15.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 22.67 in 1984, while its lowest value was 15.03 in 2012.

Definition: Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1976 21.90
1977 21.52
1978 19.79
1979 19.87
1980 20.09
1981 21.31
1982 21.27
1983 19.72
1984 22.67
1985 20.80
1986 22.09
1987 20.13
1988 19.87
1989 21.79
1990 21.81
1991 21.40
1992 21.52
1993 21.45
1994 21.82
1995 21.04
1996 20.96
1997 20.91
1998 20.68
1999 19.88
2000 20.38
2001 19.75
2002 18.80
2003 18.96
2004 16.92
2005 16.42
2006 16.49
2007 16.63
2008 15.98
2009 16.10
2010 15.88
2011 15.14
2012 15.03
2013 15.96
2014 15.47
2015 16.01
2016 16.41
2017 16.41
2018 15.80
2019 15.35

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The rate of out-of-school adolescents allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official lower secondary age adolescents who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official lower secondary school age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation