What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

13.52 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Central African Republic

495,699 number

in 2012

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

14.01 million number

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

23rd

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

23rd

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Central African Republic
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 14.01 million number against 495,699 number in Central African Republic, a difference of 13.52 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 28.3 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 149 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	245,204 number	45.02 million number	44.78 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	493,081 number	16.25 million number	15.75 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	499,184 number	14.68 million number	14.18 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Central African Republic or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 14.01 million number against 495,699 number in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 13.52 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Central African Republic ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/