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 40.44 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
40.44 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
42.51 million number
in 2000
All-time low
23.38 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

In 2019, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 40.44 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% 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 42.51 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.38 million number, in 1970.

That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 23.38 million number
1971 24.01 million number +2.7%
1972 24.53 million number +2.2%
1973 24.97 million number +1.8%
1974 25.45 million number +1.9%
1975 25.59 million number +0.6%
1976 25.75 million number +0.6%
1977 25.83 million number +0.3%
1978 26.04 million number +0.8%
1979 26.28 million number +0.9%
1980 26.50 million number +0.8%
1981 26.76 million number +1.0%
1982 27.38 million number +2.3%
1983 27.88 million number +1.8%
1984 28.85 million number +3.5%
1985 29.72 million number +3.0%
1986 30.48 million number +2.6%
1987 31.55 million number +3.5%
1988 32.31 million number +2.4%
1989 33.78 million number +4.5%
1990 35.17 million number +4.1%
1991 35.79 million number +1.8%
1992 37.42 million number +4.6%
1993 38.60 million number +3.2%
1994 39.67 million number +2.8%
1995 40.12 million number +1.1%
1996 41.27 million number +2.9%
1997 41.06 million number -0.5%
1998 41.79 million number +1.8%
1999 42.36 million number +1.4%
2000 42.51 million number +0.3%
2001 42.36 million number -0.3%
2002 41.20 million number -2.7%
2003 40.39 million number -2.0%
2004 39.64 million number -1.9%
2005 39.08 million number -1.4%
2006 37.98 million number -2.8%
2007 37.44 million number -1.4%
2008 35.96 million number -4.0%
2009 36.18 million number +0.6%
2010 36.51 million number +0.9%
2011 36.72 million number +0.6%
2012 36.37 million number -0.9%
2013 36.82 million number +1.2%
2014 37.47 million number +1.8%
2015 38.66 million number +3.2%
2016 39.29 million number +1.6%
2017 39.42 million number +0.3%
2018 40.35 million number +2.4%
2019 40.44 million number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.18 million number 23.38 million number 26.28 million number 10
1980s 29.52 million number 26.50 million number 33.78 million number 10
1990s 39.33 million number 35.17 million number 42.36 million number 10
2000s 39.27 million number 35.96 million number 42.51 million number 10
2010s 38.20 million number 36.37 million number 40.44 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 14 Cameroon 1.00 million number compare
  2. 15 Myanmar 887,937 number compare
  3. 16 Guinea 842,734 number compare
  4. 17 South Africa 797,795 number compare
  5. 18 Türkiye 775,507 number compare
  6. 19 Guatemala 666,563 number compare
  7. 20 Egypt 646,941 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 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 40.44 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 42.51 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 23.38 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 11.8%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 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/