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

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 94.32 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
94.32 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
12th
of 45 groups
All-time high
94.32 million number
in 2019
All-time low
48.50 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 94.32 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 94.32 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.50 million number, in 1970.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Pre-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 Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 48.50 million number
1971 49.52 million number +2.1%
1972 50.26 million number +1.5%
1973 50.94 million number +1.4%
1974 51.31 million number +0.7%
1975 51.66 million number +0.7%
1976 52.13 million number +0.9%
1977 51.91 million number -0.4%
1978 51.39 million number -1.0%
1979 50.55 million number -1.6%
1980 50.87 million number +0.6%
1981 51.30 million number +0.8%
1982 51.78 million number +0.9%
1983 53.02 million number +2.4%
1984 54.80 million number +3.4%
1985 56.67 million number +3.4%
1986 59.60 million number +5.2%
1987 61.97 million number +4.0%
1988 64.37 million number +3.9%
1989 67.35 million number +4.6%
1990 69.66 million number +3.4%
1991 71.02 million number +2.0%
1992 73.86 million number +4.0%
1993 75.35 million number +2.0%
1994 77.82 million number +3.3%
1995 78.90 million number +1.4%
1996 82.74 million number +4.9%
1997 82.00 million number -0.9%
1998 83.40 million number +1.7%
1999 84.29 million number +1.1%
2000 84.10 million number -0.2%
2001 83.65 million number -0.5%
2002 81.88 million number -2.1%
2003 79.38 million number -3.0%
2004 78.54 million number -1.1%
2005 79.13 million number +0.8%
2006 79.12 million number -0.0%
2007 79.40 million number +0.4%
2008 79.04 million number -0.5%
2009 78.74 million number -0.4%
2010 79.48 million number +0.9%
2011 80.43 million number +1.2%
2012 81.96 million number +1.9%
2013 83.57 million number +2.0%
2014 85.55 million number +2.4%
2015 88.57 million number +3.5%
2016 89.49 million number +1.0%
2017 90.59 million number +1.2%
2018 93.71 million number +3.4%
2019 94.32 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 50.82 million number 48.50 million number 52.13 million number 10
1980s 57.17 million number 50.87 million number 67.35 million number 10
1990s 77.90 million number 69.66 million number 84.29 million number 10
2000s 80.30 million number 78.54 million number 84.10 million number 10
2010s 86.77 million number 79.48 million number 94.32 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 9 Syrian Arab Republic 2.23 million number compare
  2. 10 Yemen 2.21 million number compare
  3. 11 Mozambique 2.15 million number compare
  4. 12 Kenya 1.92 million number compare
  5. 13 Myanmar 1.82 million number compare
  6. 14 Iraq 1.77 million number compare
  7. 15 South Africa 1.72 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Pre-demographic dividend was 94.32 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 94.32 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 48.50 million number in 1970.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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/