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.