Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 75.65 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
75.65 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
77.38 million number
in 2000
All-time low
43.14 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 75.65 million number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 77.38 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.14 million number, in 1970.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 43.14 million number
1971 44.29 million number +2.7%
1972 45.29 million number +2.2%
1973 46.10 million number +1.8%
1974 46.98 million number +1.9%
1975 47.22 million number +0.5%
1976 47.50 million number +0.6%
1977 47.65 million number +0.3%
1978 48.03 million number +0.8%
1979 48.47 million number +0.9%
1980 48.87 million number +0.8%
1981 49.35 million number +1.0%
1982 50.48 million number +2.3%
1983 51.39 million number +1.8%
1984 53.20 million number +3.5%
1985 54.81 million number +3.0%
1986 56.32 million number +2.8%
1987 58.30 million number +3.5%
1988 59.83 million number +2.6%
1989 62.55 million number +4.5%
1990 65.10 million number +4.1%
1991 66.34 million number +1.9%
1992 69.27 million number +4.4%
1993 71.40 million number +3.1%
1994 73.20 million number +2.5%
1995 73.31 million number +0.2%
1996 75.24 million number +2.6%
1997 74.68 million number -0.7%
1998 76.00 million number +1.8%
1999 77.26 million number +1.7%
2000 77.38 million number +0.2%
2001 76.83 million number -0.7%
2002 74.60 million number -2.9%
2003 73.25 million number -1.8%
2004 72.03 million number -1.7%
2005 70.71 million number -1.8%
2006 68.83 million number -2.7%
2007 67.71 million number -1.6%
2008 65.00 million number -4.0%
2009 65.83 million number +1.3%
2010 66.71 million number +1.3%
2011 67.08 million number +0.6%
2012 67.08 million number -0.0%
2013 67.90 million number +1.2%
2014 69.51 million number +2.4%
2015 71.70 million number +3.1%
2016 73.07 million number +1.9%
2017 73.46 million number +0.5%
2018 75.42 million number +2.7%
2019 75.65 million number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 46.47 million number 43.14 million number 48.47 million number 10
1980s 54.51 million number 48.87 million number 62.55 million number 10
1990s 72.18 million number 65.10 million number 77.26 million number 10
2000s 71.22 million number 65.00 million number 77.38 million number 10
2010s 70.76 million number 66.71 million number 75.65 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 14 Iraq 1.77 million number compare
  2. 15 South Africa 1.72 million number compare
  3. 16 Cameroon 1.70 million number compare
  4. 17 Türkiye 1.52 million number compare
  5. 18 Guinea 1.43 million number compare
  6. 19 Egypt 1.43 million number compare
  7. 20 Guatemala 1.31 million number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 75.65 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 77.38 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 43.14 million number in 1970.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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
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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/