How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and World?

23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

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.

Indonesia vs World: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Indonesia

3.85 million number

in 2018

World

119.56 million number

in 2019

Indonesia rank

2nd

World rank

1st

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

Indonesia
World

How they compare

World currently reports 119.56 million number against 3.85 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 115.70 million number.

That makes World's figure about 31.0 times Indonesia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 149 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.08 million number	187.99 million number	177.91 million number	World
1980s	3.65 million number	186.30 million number	182.65 million number	World
1990s	6.23 million number	202.25 million number	196.02 million number	World
2000s	4.33 million number	155.84 million number	151.51 million number	World
2010s	3.40 million number	122.85 million number	119.45 million number	World

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, Indonesia or World?: World, at 119.56 million number against 3.85 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Indonesia and World?: 115.70 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and World?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and World rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Indonesia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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/