Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in IDA blend

IDA blend: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 48.77 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.77 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
53.06 million number
in 2012
All-time low
26.32 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in IDA blend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA blend recorded 48.77 million number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in IDA blend peaked at 53.06 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26.32 million number, in 1970.

IDA blend ranks 19th 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 IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in IDA blend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 26.32 million number
1971 27.02 million number +2.7%
1972 27.54 million number +1.9%
1973 28.10 million number +2.0%
1974 28.18 million number +0.3%
1975 28.92 million number +2.6%
1976 29.73 million number +2.8%
1977 29.78 million number +0.2%
1978 30.24 million number +1.5%
1979 29.86 million number -1.3%
1980 29.98 million number +0.4%
1981 29.68 million number -1.0%
1982 29.36 million number -1.1%
1983 29.71 million number +1.2%
1984 30.58 million number +2.9%
1985 31.71 million number +3.7%
1986 33.95 million number +7.1%
1987 35.29 million number +4.0%
1988 37.13 million number +5.2%
1989 38.65 million number +4.1%
1990 39.68 million number +2.7%
1991 40.66 million number +2.5%
1992 41.33 million number +1.7%
1993 42.10 million number +1.9%
1994 43.53 million number +3.4%
1995 45.35 million number +4.2%
1996 47.99 million number +5.8%
1997 48.54 million number +1.1%
1998 49.15 million number +1.3%
1999 49.77 million number +1.3%
2000 49.70 million number -0.2%
2001 49.97 million number +0.5%
2002 51.08 million number +2.2%
2003 50.72 million number -0.7%
2004 49.15 million number -3.1%
2005 49.58 million number +0.9%
2006 51.69 million number +4.3%
2007 50.95 million number -1.4%
2008 52.78 million number +3.6%
2009 52.08 million number -1.3%
2010 51.63 million number -0.9%
2011 52.30 million number +1.3%
2012 53.06 million number +1.5%
2013 52.09 million number -1.8%
2014 51.71 million number -0.7%
2015 49.12 million number -5.0%
2016 47.34 million number -3.6%
2017 47.95 million number +1.3%
2018 48.60 million number +1.4%
2019 48.77 million number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 28.57 million number 26.32 million number 30.24 million number 10
1980s 32.60 million number 29.36 million number 38.65 million number 10
1990s 44.81 million number 39.68 million number 49.77 million number 10
2000s 50.77 million number 49.15 million number 52.78 million number 10
2010s 50.26 million number 47.34 million number 53.06 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 16 Cameroon 1.70 million number compare
  2. 17 Türkiye 1.52 million number compare
  3. 18 Guinea 1.43 million number compare
  4. 19 Egypt 1.43 million number compare
  5. 20 Guatemala 1.31 million number compare
  6. 21 Philippines 1.21 million number compare
  7. 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.03 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in IDA blend?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in IDA blend was 48.77 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 IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 53.06 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 26.32 million number in 1970.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
IDA blend ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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/