Brazil vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Brazil
280,144 number
in 2011
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.01 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Brazil
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 5.01 million number against 280,144 number in Brazil, a difference of 4.73 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 17.9 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 133 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 537,724 number 5.67 million number 5.13 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 518,267 number 5.30 million number 4.78 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 280,144 number 4.72 million number 4.44 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Brazil or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 5.01 million number against 280,144 number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
4.73 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Brazil ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/