Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada

Canada: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 84,667 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
84,667 number
Change on year
down 14.9%
World rank
65th
of 139 countries
All-time high
220,776 number
in 2014
All-time low
84,667 number
in 2018
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada, 2012–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2012201520182012: 198.4k number2013: 210.0k number2014: 220.8k number2015: 201.7k number2016: 118.9k number2017: 99.5k number2018: 84.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada is 84,667 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.

Canada ranks 65th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Canada, 2012 to 2018.
Year number Change
2012 198,367 number
2013 209,990 number +5.9%
2014 220,776 number +5.1%
2015 201,688 number -8.6%
2016 118,862 number -41.1%
2017 99,522 number -16.3%
2018 84,667 number -14.9%

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 62 Jamaica 94,999 number compare
  2. 63 Chile 91,430 number compare
  3. 64 Australia 85,603 number compare
  4. 66 Hungary 76,683 number compare
  5. 67 Namibia 73,237 number
  6. 68 Republic of Moldova 70,875 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada was 84,667 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 220,776 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 84,667 number in 2018.
How does Canada rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Canada ranks 65th out of 139 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/