Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — BRICS

Share of children out of school in BRICS in 2023 — 1.63%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 12.78 pp.

2023 1.63% +0.8 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 14.41%1990
Period minimum 0.84%2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — BRICS, 1990–20230510151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 14.41%1994: 9.1%1995: 8.59%2012: 1.34%2013: 1.13%2016: 4.27%2017: 5.56%2018: 6.19%2019: 5.83%2020: 3.73%2021: 2.34%2022: 0.84%2023: 1.63%
Change over the period: −12.78 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 1.63%
World computed 8.88%
Share of children out of school — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.63 +0.8 pp
2022 0.84 −1.5 pp
2021 2.34 −1.39 pp
2020 3.73 −2.09 pp
2019 5.83 −0.36 pp
2018 6.19 +0.63 pp
2017 5.56 +1.29 pp
2016 4.27
2013 1.13 −0.2 pp
2012 1.34
1995 8.59 −0.51 pp
1994 9.1
1990 14.41

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.