What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

8.58 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Pakistan

346,337 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

8.93 million number

in 2019

Pakistan rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

6th

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

Pakistan
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 8.93 million number against 346,337 number in Pakistan, a difference of 8.58 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 25.8 times Pakistan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 132 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 8.93 million number against 346,337 number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 8.58 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?: Pakistan ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 132 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/