Data for 2011
Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2011
Figures for 2011, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2011 covers 139 countries on 3 measures. Equatorial Guinea is highest, at 62.9128; Portugal is lowest, at 0.0094. The middle country reads 3.6264. Against 2010, 116 values changed (55 up, 61 down), 23 countries joined, 11 left.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary · Data for 2011
HighestEquatorial Guinea
62.9128LowestPortugal
0.0094Shaded 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, 2011, 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 139 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GNQMiddle Africa | 62.9128 | 61.9651 | 63.805 |
| 2 | SSDEastern Africa | 55.3256 | 62.7497 | 48.061 |
| 3 | SDNNorthern Africa | 45.0578 | 48.3351 | 41.859 |
| 4 | NERWestern Africa | 41.2559 | 47.6205 | 35.114 |
| 5 | CAFMiddle Africa | 40.4570 | 47.7327 | 33.313 |
| 6 | TCDMiddle Africa | 38.5633 | 46.2357 | 31.085 |
| 7 | GMBWestern Africa | 37.9899 | 36.3528 | 39.601 |
| 8 | ERIEastern Africa | 37.2898 | 42.0962 | 32.542 |
| 9 | BFAWestern Africa | 36.4811 | 38.7758 | 34.251 |
| 10 | MLIWestern Africa | 35.2486 | 40.1390 | 30.481 |
| 11 | MRTWestern Africa | 28.8140 | 28.5995 | 29.032 |
| 12 | SENWestern Africa | 26.9864 | 24.5752 | 29.348 |
| 13 | ETHEastern Africa | 24.7510 | 26.5880 | 22.967 |
| 14 | GINWestern Africa | 23.5245 | 28.8274 | 18.367 |
| 15 | LBNWestern Asia | 23.0993 | 23.5123 | 22.701 |
| 16 | SURSouth America | 18.6253 | 18.0012 | 19.231 |
| 17 | EGYNorthern Africa | 15.2171 | — | — |
| 18 | LSOSouthern Africa | 14.8737 | 13.7158 | 16.026 |
| 19 | HNDCentral America | 14.0416 | 13.1423 | 14.901 |
| 20 | AGOMiddle Africa | 12.3549 | 22.7095 | 2.012 |
| 21 | GHAWestern Africa | 11.2847 | 11.8362 | 10.484 |
| 22 | FJIMelanesia | 11.0183 | 11.3105 | 10.739 |
| 23 | JORWestern Asia | 10.7499 | 10.9672 | 10.543 |
| 24 | AZEWestern Asia | 10.5537 | 11.8103 | 9.456 |
| 25 | TZAEastern Africa | 10.5268 | 9.3997 | 11.644 |
| 26 | PRICaribbean | 10.3335 | 9.1471 | 11.460 |
| 27 | BIHSouthern Europe | 10.3101 | 9.5607 | 11.011 |
| 28 | SMRSouthern Europe | 9.3640 | 9.9133 | 8.866 |
| 29 | UKREastern Europe | 9.1320 | 8.5524 | 9.679 |
| 30 | BTNSouthern Asia | 8.8896 | 4.6657 | 12.783 |
| 31 | CMRMiddle Africa | 8.5438 | 14.8227 | 2.301 |
| 32 | PSEWestern Asia | 8.5087 | 10.0671 | 6.970 |
| 33 | SWZSouthern Africa | 8.2620 | 10.8975 | 5.641 |
| 34 | MDAEastern Europe | 8.0732 | 8.4912 | 7.679 |
| 35 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 7.9737 | 9.3275 | 6.658 |
| 36 | MOZEastern Africa | 7.9524 | 10.6212 | 5.276 |
| 37 | CPVWestern Africa | 7.8500 | 7.0372 | 8.624 |
| 38 | ZMBEastern Africa | 7.6786 | 7.6301 | 7.728 |
| 39 | KAZCentral Asia | 7.5434 | 7.5054 | 7.580 |
| 40 | MARNorthern Africa | 7.2716 | 6.9221 | 7.598 |
| 41 | LKASouthern Asia | 7.2210 | 7.3681 | 7.078 |
| 42 | MACEastern Asia | 7.0840 | 6.1391 | 7.962 |
| 43 | BENWestern Africa | 6.9392 | 11.8096 | 2.223 |
| 44 | LCACaribbean | 6.8224 | 5.3726 | 8.220 |
| 45 | BOLSouth America | 6.7740 | 6.5251 | 7.013 |
| 46 | BHRWestern Asia | 6.4064 | 5.6785 | 7.098 |
| 47 | KGZCentral Asia | 6.0375 | 6.2503 | 5.833 |
| 48 | SLEWestern Africa | 5.9071 | 7.3993 | 4.438 |
| 49 | UGAEastern Africa | 5.5965 | 5.0131 | 6.182 |
| 50 | SVKEastern Europe | 5.4077 | 5.3095 | 5.501 |
| 51 | MDVSouthern Asia | 5.3818 | 0.2147 | 9.524 |
| 52 | BDIEastern Africa | 5.2682 | 3.8117 | 6.720 |
| 53 | VENSouth America | 5.2244 | 4.2422 | 6.152 |
| 54 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.0749 | 3.5868 | 6.446 |
| 55 | ARMWestern Asia | 4.9823 | 6.8655 | 3.283 |
| 56 | LUXWestern Europe | 4.9632 | 4.2678 | 5.617 |
| 57 | IRNSouthern Asia | 4.8233 | 4.0370 | 5.562 |
| 58 | ALBSouthern Europe | 4.5020 | 4.3493 | 4.641 |
| 59 | RUSEastern Europe | 4.4466 | 3.9767 | 4.894 |
| 60 | UZBCentral Asia | 4.4393 | 5.0540 | 3.856 |
| 61 | DOMCaribbean | 4.4054 | 5.7341 | 3.121 |
| 62 | AIACaribbean | 4.1647 | — | — |
| 63 | ROUEastern Europe | 4.1513 | 4.3016 | 4.009 |
| 64 | PANCentral America | 4.1061 | 4.1067 | 4.105 |
| 65 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.0353 | 3.1446 | 4.863 |
| 66 | LBRWestern Africa | 3.9487 | 6.7140 | 1.226 |
| 67 | BMUNorthern America | 3.8389 | — | — |
| 68 | QATWestern Asia | 3.7768 | 3.6928 | 3.857 |
| 69 | NAMSouthern Africa | 3.7143 | 3.0867 | 4.354 |
| 70 | MUSEastern Africa | 3.6264 | 2.7299 | 4.493 |
| 71 | CHLSouth America | 3.5846 | 3.8619 | 3.317 |
| 72 | TUNNorthern Africa | 3.1984 | 2.4323 | 3.914 |
| 73 | POLEastern Europe | 3.1369 | 3.1778 | 3.098 |
| 74 | TJKCentral Asia | 3.0726 | 4.6985 | 1.522 |
| 75 | CRICentral America | 3.0327 | 3.5420 | 2.541 |
| 76 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.9870 | — | — |
| 77 | INDSouthern Asia | 2.7311 | 2.4003 | 3.034 |
| 78 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.7057 | 2.3515 | 3.042 |
| 79 | SRBSouthern Europe | 2.6220 | 3.2661 | 2.003 |
| 80 | GTMCentral America | 2.4261 | 2.8488 | 2.013 |
| 81 | HUNEastern Europe | 2.3824 | 2.4094 | 2.357 |
| 82 | CUBCaribbean | 2.3624 | 3.1285 | 1.629 |
| 83 | GEOWestern Asia | 2.2096 | — | — |
| 84 | SVNSouthern Europe | 2.1934 | 2.1516 | 2.233 |
| 85 | VCTCaribbean | 2.1227 | — | — |
| 86 | BELWestern Europe | 2.1010 | 2.1007 | 2.101 |
| 87 | AUTWestern Europe | 2.0592 | 1.9941 | 2.121 |
| 88 | BRBCaribbean | 2.0203 | 3.1295 | 0.943 |
| 89 | ESPSouthern Europe | 1.9614 | 1.8033 | 2.111 |
| 90 | CYMCaribbean | 1.8253 | 2.7551 | 0.853 |
| 91 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.8207 | — | — |
| 92 | MDGEastern Africa | 1.7166 | — | — |
| 93 | NPLSouthern Asia | 1.7061 | — | — |
| 94 | DMACaribbean | 1.6234 | — | — |
| 95 | GRCSouthern Europe | 1.5818 | 2.2098 | 0.981 |
| 96 | BLZCentral America | 1.5181 | 1.8288 | 1.214 |
| 97 | PRYSouth America | 1.5037 | 1.3020 | 1.697 |
| 98 | BGREastern Europe | 1.4826 | 1.2502 | 1.702 |
| 99 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.3627 | 1.2385 | 1.480 |
| 100 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.3607 | — | — |
| 101 | ATGCaribbean | 1.3469 | — | — |
| 102 | ISLNorthern Europe | 1.2583 | 1.3254 | 1.193 |
| 103 | LIEWestern Europe | 1.2507 | — | — |
| 104 | WSMPolynesia | 1.1939 | — | — |
| 105 | URYSouth America | 1.1550 | 1.2385 | 1.075 |
| 106 | BHSCaribbean | 1.1522 | — | — |
| 107 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.1292 | 1.2273 | 1.035 |
| 108 | GBRNorthern Europe | 1.0995 | 1.1898 | 1.013 |
| 109 | HRVSouthern Europe | 1.0442 | — | — |
| 110 | KOREastern Asia | 0.9864 | 1.0347 | 0.942 |
| 111 | SYRWestern Asia | 0.9496 | — | — |
| 112 | DZANorthern Africa | 0.8278 | 1.6925 | 0.000 |
| 113 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.8267 | — | — |
| 114 | PERSouth America | 0.7739 | — | — |
| 115 | LVANorthern Europe | 0.7667 | 0.7192 | 0.812 |
| 116 | VGBCaribbean | 0.7479 | — | — |
| 117 | ECUSouth America | 0.7114 | — | — |
| 118 | BLREastern Europe | 0.5990 | — | — |
| 119 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.5958 | 0.5016 | 0.685 |
| 120 | COKPolynesia | 0.5736 | — | — |
| 121 | DNKNorthern Europe | 0.4854 | 0.3798 | 0.586 |
| 122 | MNESouthern Europe | 0.3656 | — | — |
| 123 | GUYSouth America | 0.3457 | — | — |
| 124 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.2929 | — | — |
| 125 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.2862 | — | — |
| 126 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.2697 | — | — |
| 127 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.2418 | 0.0597 | 0.416 |
| 128 | MEXCentral America | 0.2071 | — | — |
| 129 | NORNorthern Europe | 0.1947 | 0.1927 | 0.197 |
| 130 | MNGEastern Asia | 0.1908 | — | — |
| 131 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.1532 | — | — |
| 132 | IRLNorthern Europe | 0.1255 | — | — |
| 133 | MHLMicronesia | 0.1144 | — | — |
| 134 | COLSouth America | 0.1072 | — | — |
| 135 | ISRWestern Asia | 0.0802 | — | — |
| 136 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.0675 | — | — |
| 137 | MLTSouthern Europe | 0.0527 | — | — |
| 138 | ARGSouth America | 0.0095 | — | — |
| 139 | PRTSouthern Europe | 0.0094 | — | — |
02In 2011
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Equatorial Guinea62.9128
- 2
South Sudan55.3256
- 3
Sudan45.0578
- 4
Niger41.2559
- 5
Central African Republic40.4570
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 3.6264. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
South Sudan62.7497
Lowest
France0.0597
Middle country: 5.1817
Male
Highest
Equatorial Guinea63.805
Lowest
Algeria0.000
Middle country: 5.388
032010 → 2011
Since 2010
What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +23 / −11countries joined / left
- 116values changed, of 116 in both
- 55 · 61rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Bolivia4.2625 → 6.7740+2.5115
Australia0.3235 → 2.7057+2.3822
Central African Republic38.0750 → 40.4570+2.3820
Egypt13.0728 → 15.2171+2.1444
Puerto Rico8.3396 → 10.3335+1.9939
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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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2011). Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/out-of-school-rate/2011
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07Questions
Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2011: questions and answers
Which country has the highest out-of-school rate (primary) in Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2011?
Equatorial Guinea, at 62.9128, of the 139 countries in the file.
What year does Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2011 describe?
2011.
How many countries does Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2011 cover?
139.
Where can I download Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2011?
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Is Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2011 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024.