Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada

Canada: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 42,055 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
42,055 number
Change on year
down 19.7%
World rank
65th
of 136 countries
All-time high
118,003 number
in 2014
All-time low
42,055 number
in 2018
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada, 2012–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2012201520182012: 106.1k number2013: 113.8k number2014: 118.0k number2015: 109.5k number2016: 66.5k number2017: 52.4k number2018: 42.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Canada recorded 42,055 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.

That places Canada 65th out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Canada, 2012 to 2018.
Year number Change
2012 106,130 number
2013 113,822 number +7.2%
2014 118,003 number +3.7%
2015 109,454 number -7.2%
2016 66,481 number -39.3%
2017 52,397 number -21.2%
2018 42,055 number -19.7%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 42,055 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,214 number, 5.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 62 Jamaica 49,735 number compare
  2. 63 Australia 47,903 number compare
  3. 64 Chile 42,410 number compare
  4. 66 Namibia 40,961 number
  5. 67 Lesotho 40,321 number compare
  6. 68 Hungary 39,712 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Canada was 42,055 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 118,003 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 42,055 number in 2018.
How does Canada rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Canada ranks 65th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/