Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — French Polynesia

Share of children out of school in French Polynesia in 1996 — 4.06%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 45. Since 1983, the indicator has fallen by 5.73 pp.

1996 4.06% +1.36 pp vs 1995
World rank 5of 45
Period maximum 10.97%1985
Period minimum 2.69%1995

Trend over time

1983–1996 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — French Polynesia, 1983–1996051015198319851987198919911993199519961983: 9.78%1984: 10.32%1985: 10.97%1989: 8.47%1990: 8.17%1993: 4.46%1995: 2.69%1996: 4.06%
Change over the period: −5.73 pp Annual average: -0.44 pp
Share of children out of school — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1996 4.06 +1.36 pp
1995 2.69
1993 4.46
1990 8.17 −0.3 pp
1989 8.47
1985 10.97 +0.65 pp
1984 10.32 +0.54 pp
1983 9.78

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.