Data for 1981
Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 1981
Figures for 1981, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 1981 covers 51 countries on 3 measures. Burkina Faso is highest, at 84.7; Bahamas is lowest, at 0.9. The middle country reads 19.4.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary · Data for 1981
HighestBurkina Faso
84.7
LowestBahamas
0.9Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 1981, 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 51 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 84.7 | 88.64 | 80.789 |
| 2 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 81.7 | 85.17 | 78.152 |
| 3 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 80.8 | — | — |
| 4 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 66.2 | 72.55 | 60.069 |
| 5 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 63.8 | 65.73 | 61.971 |
| 6 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 63.7 | 64.34 | 62.970 |
| 7 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 61.9 | 66.07 | 57.701 |
| 8 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 61.2 | 73.21 | 50.020 |
| 9 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 57.2 | 70.43 | 43.999 |
| 10 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 54.9 | 66.95 | 43.140 |
| 11 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 49.8 | 61.86 | 38.062 |
| 12 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 41.3 | 54.70 | 28.411 |
| 13 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 39.2 | 50.50 | 28.398 |
| 14 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 37.0 | 41.25 | 32.894 |
| 15 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 35.9 | 25.25 | 46.576 |
| 16 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 32.0 | 32.50 | 31.550 |
| 17 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 27.0 | 20.20 | 32.498 |
| 18 |  GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe | 25.4 | 24.30 | 26.417 |
| 19 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 23.8 | 26.52 | 21.194 |
| 20 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 23.5 | 21.73 | 25.261 |
| 21 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 22.4 | 25.30 | 19.504 |
| 22 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 21.7 | 23.23 | 20.379 |
| 23 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 20.5 | 28.26 | 13.528 |
| 24 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 20.3 | 21.49 | 19.085 |
| 25 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 19.5 | 29.00 | 10.490 |
| 26 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 19.4 | 15.83 | 22.342 |
| 27 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 17.9 | 12.67 | 22.028 |
| 28 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 16.9 | 13.73 | 19.765 |
| 29 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 16.6 | 17.66 | 15.519 |
| 30 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 15.9 | 25.18 | 7.021 |
| 31 |  DominicaDMACaribbean | 15.3 | 12.04 | 18.522 |
| 32 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 15.0 | 8.42 | 21.621 |
| 33 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 13.0 | 11.71 | 14.254 |
| 34 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 12.4 | 10.97 | 13.822 |
| 35 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 12.1 | 11.90 | 12.252 |
| 36 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 11.9 | 11.76 | 11.953 |
| 37 |  PeruPERSouth America | 10.4 | 12.76 | 7.996 |
| 38 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 10.1 | 14.79 | 5.612 |
| 39 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 8.2 | 12.68 | 3.844 |
| 40 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 6.7 | 9.37 | 4.063 |
| 41 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 6.4 | 7.45 | 5.365 |
| 42 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 6.0 | 1.30 | 10.458 |
| 43 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 5.4 | 3.52 | 7.205 |
| 44 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 5.0 | 6.26 | 3.836 |
| 45 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 4.6 | 5.10 | 4.030 |
| 46 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 4.4 | 3.85 | 5.020 |
| 47 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 4.2 | 3.73 | 4.617 |
| 48 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 2.1 | 1.69 | 2.590 |
| 49 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 1.5 | — | — |
| 50 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.3 | — | — |
| 51 | BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.9 | — | — |
02In 1981
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Burkina Faso84.7
- 2Burundi81.7
- 3Niger80.8
- 4Senegal66.2
- 5Mozambique63.8
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 19.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Burkina Faso88.64Lowest
Saint Lucia1.30Middle country: 21.49
Male
Highest
Burkina Faso80.789Lowest
Jamaica2.590Middle country: 19.765
03Caveats
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The position is ours
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8 empty cells
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (1981). Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 1981 [data set], describing 1981. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/out-of-school-rate/1981
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06Questions
Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 1981: questions and answers
Which country has the highest out-of-school rate (primary) in Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 1981?
Burkina Faso, at 84.7, of the 51 countries in the file.
What year does Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 1981 describe?
1981.
How many countries does Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 1981 cover?
51.
Where can I download Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 1981?
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, Primary, 1981 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024.