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

Indonesia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 3.49 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
3.49 million number
World rank
2nd
of 136 countries
All-time high
6.28 million number
in 2001
All-time low
3.49 million number
in 2018
Years of data
15
2001–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Indonesia, 2001–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M2001200920182001: 6.3M number2002: 5.8M number2003: 5.2M number2004: 5.2M number2005: 5.9M number2006: 5.9M number2007: 4.5M number2008: 4.7M number2009: 4.3M number2010: 4.2M number2011: 3.7M number2012: 3.7M number2013: 3.6M number2014: 3.8M number2018: 3.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Indonesia stood at 3.49 million number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Indonesia peaked at 6.28 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.49 million number, in 2018.

Indonesia ranks 2nd of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Indonesia, 2001 to 2018.
Year number Change
2001 6.28 million number
2002 5.78 million number -8.1%
2003 5.22 million number -9.7%
2004 5.15 million number -1.3%
2005 5.92 million number +15.0%
2006 5.90 million number -0.3%
2007 4.46 million number -24.5%
2008 4.71 million number +5.7%
2009 4.31 million number -8.7%
2010 4.25 million number -1.4%
2011 3.72 million number -12.4%
2012 3.66 million number -1.7%
2013 3.56 million number -2.8%
2014 3.82 million number +7.5%
2018 3.49 million number -8.7%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 3.49 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 70.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 3.49 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,008 number, 116.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.30 million number 4.31 million number 6.28 million number 9
2010s 3.75 million number 3.49 million number 4.25 million number 6

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 Ethiopia 4.82 million number compare
  2. 3 Niger 1.69 million number compare
  3. 4 Mali 1.40 million number compare
  4. 5 Mexico 1.34 million number compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Indonesia?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Indonesia was 3.49 million 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 Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 6.28 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.49 million number in 2018.
How does Indonesia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia 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
Last refreshed

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/