As of 2019, the share of out-of-school children in Africa was highest in the western region of the continent. In West Africa, 40 percent of children of primary and secondary school age were not enrolled. The second highest rate was registered in East Africa, at 34 percent. The Northern region of the continent, on the other hand, had the lowest rate of out-of-school children with three percent.
Distribution of out-of-school children of primary and secondary school age in Africa in 2019, by region
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UNICEF. (September 1, 2021). Distribution of out-of-school children of primary and secondary school age in Africa in 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267489/distribution-of-out-of-school-children-in-africa-by-region/
UNICEF. "Distribution of out-of-school children of primary and secondary school age in Africa in 2019, by region." Chart. September 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267489/distribution-of-out-of-school-children-in-africa-by-region/
UNICEF. (2021). Distribution of out-of-school children of primary and secondary school age in Africa in 2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267489/distribution-of-out-of-school-children-in-africa-by-region/
UNICEF. "Distribution of Out-of-school Children of Primary and Secondary School Age in Africa in 2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267489/distribution-of-out-of-school-children-in-africa-by-region/
UNICEF, Distribution of out-of-school children of primary and secondary school age in Africa in 2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267489/distribution-of-out-of-school-children-in-africa-by-region/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Distribution of out-of-school children of primary and secondary school age in Africa in 2019, by region [Graph], UNICEF, September 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267489/distribution-of-out-of-school-children-in-africa-by-region/
