Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 23.67 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
23.67 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
24th
of 45 groups
All-time high
111.45 million number
in 1984
All-time low
23.67 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

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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 Late-demographic dividend is 23.67 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 111.45 million number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 23.67 million number, in 2019.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Late-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 73.84 million number
1971 71.22 million number -3.5%
1972 67.79 million number -4.8%
1973 62.02 million number -8.5%
1974 61.80 million number -0.4%
1975 59.79 million number -3.2%
1976 58.37 million number -2.4%
1977 68.12 million number +16.7%
1978 83.47 million number +22.5%
1979 89.91 million number +7.7%
1980 95.31 million number +6.0%
1981 98.85 million number +3.7%
1982 106.25 million number +7.5%
1983 110.51 million number +4.0%
1984 111.45 million number +0.9%
1985 106.29 million number -4.6%
1986 100.41 million number -5.5%
1987 93.58 million number -6.8%
1988 89.04 million number -4.8%
1989 86.41 million number -3.0%
1990 83.92 million number -2.9%
1991 79.49 million number -5.3%
1992 75.07 million number -5.6%
1993 71.72 million number -4.5%
1994 70.79 million number -1.3%
1995 69.58 million number -1.7%
1996 68.31 million number -1.8%
1997 69.05 million number +1.1%
1998 64.87 million number -6.1%
1999 60.05 million number -7.4%
2000 60.88 million number +1.4%
2001 61.47 million number +1.0%
2002 60.75 million number -1.2%
2003 58.29 million number -4.1%
2004 57.52 million number -1.3%
2005 54.68 million number -4.9%
2006 52.75 million number -3.5%
2007 45.22 million number -14.3%
2008 38.71 million number -14.4%
2009 33.90 million number -12.4%
2010 30.86 million number -9.0%
2011 29.50 million number -4.4%
2012 29.89 million number +1.3%
2013 29.29 million number -2.0%
2014 28.46 million number -2.8%
2015 28.12 million number -1.2%
2016 26.86 million number -4.5%
2017 26.22 million number -2.4%
2018 23.96 million number -8.6%
2019 23.67 million number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 69.63 million number 58.37 million number 89.91 million number 10
1980s 99.81 million number 86.41 million number 111.45 million number 10
1990s 71.28 million number 60.05 million number 83.92 million number 10
2000s 52.42 million number 33.90 million number 61.47 million number 10
2010s 27.68 million number 23.67 million number 30.86 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 21 Philippines 1.21 million number compare
  2. 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.03 million number compare
  3. 23 Malawi 971,976 number compare
  4. 24 Cambodia 885,901 number compare
  5. 25 Burundi 837,733 number compare
  6. 26 Malaysia 821,680 number compare
  7. 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 806,026 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Late-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Late-demographic dividend was 23.67 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 111.45 million number in 1984.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 23.67 million number in 2019.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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/