Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 75.12 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
75.12 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
5th
of 45 groups
All-time high
98.81 million number
in 1999
All-time low
66.29 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Lower middle income, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 75.12 million number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Lower middle income peaked at 98.81 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 66.29 million number, in 1970.

Lower middle income ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 66.29 million number
1971 67.68 million number +2.1%
1972 68.02 million number +0.5%
1973 68.05 million number +0.0%
1974 69.33 million number +1.9%
1975 70.05 million number +1.0%
1976 71.16 million number +1.6%
1977 71.61 million number +0.6%
1978 72.76 million number +1.6%
1979 73.41 million number +0.9%
1980 73.72 million number +0.4%
1981 73.92 million number +0.3%
1982 74.06 million number +0.2%
1983 74.44 million number +0.5%
1984 75.42 million number +1.3%
1985 76.84 million number +1.9%
1986 78.23 million number +1.8%
1987 80.30 million number +2.6%
1988 81.32 million number +1.3%
1989 82.37 million number +1.3%
1990 83.60 million number +1.5%
1991 84.47 million number +1.0%
1992 85.27 million number +0.9%
1993 85.70 million number +0.5%
1994 86.89 million number +1.4%
1995 89.67 million number +3.2%
1996 90.96 million number +1.4%
1997 92.90 million number +2.1%
1998 97.19 million number +4.6%
1999 98.81 million number +1.7%
2000 97.39 million number -1.4%
2001 98.70 million number +1.3%
2002 98.38 million number -0.3%
2003 96.46 million number -1.9%
2004 93.25 million number -3.3%
2005 90.87 million number -2.5%
2006 89.56 million number -1.4%
2007 85.60 million number -4.4%
2008 85.88 million number +0.3%
2009 87.30 million number +1.7%
2010 84.91 million number -2.7%
2011 84.76 million number -0.2%
2012 82.18 million number -3.0%
2013 79.92 million number -2.8%
2014 79.83 million number -0.1%
2015 77.40 million number -3.0%
2016 75.54 million number -2.4%
2017 74.93 million number -0.8%
2018 75.53 million number +0.8%
2019 75.12 million number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 69.84 million number 66.29 million number 73.41 million number 10
1980s 77.06 million number 73.72 million number 82.37 million number 10
1990s 89.55 million number 83.60 million number 98.81 million number 10
2000s 92.34 million number 85.60 million number 98.70 million number 10
2010s 79.01 million number 74.93 million number 84.91 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 2 Indonesia 3.49 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
  5. 6 Burkina Faso 1.29 million number compare
  6. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 1.13 million number compare
  7. 8 Chad 1.04 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 Lower middle income?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Lower middle income was 75.12 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 Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 98.81 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 66.29 million number in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle income 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/