Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA total

IDA total: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 80.66 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
80.66 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
4th
of 45 groups
All-time high
100.29 million number
in 1999
All-time low
62.94 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA total, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA total is 80.66 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA total peaked at 100.29 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 62.94 million number, in 1970.

IDA total ranks 4th 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA total, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in IDA total, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 62.94 million number
1971 64.86 million number +3.0%
1972 64.57 million number -0.4%
1973 64.27 million number -0.5%
1974 65.31 million number +1.6%
1975 65.45 million number +0.2%
1976 65.93 million number +0.7%
1977 66.12 million number +0.3%
1978 66.54 million number +0.6%
1979 66.30 million number -0.4%
1980 66.59 million number +0.4%
1981 66.58 million number -0.0%
1982 67.35 million number +1.2%
1983 68.69 million number +2.0%
1984 70.95 million number +3.3%
1985 73.59 million number +3.7%
1986 75.67 million number +2.8%
1987 78.47 million number +3.7%
1988 79.65 million number +1.5%
1989 82.54 million number +3.6%
1990 85.27 million number +3.3%
1991 86.14 million number +1.0%
1992 88.46 million number +2.7%
1993 90.54 million number +2.4%
1994 92.51 million number +2.2%
1995 93.77 million number +1.4%
1996 96.99 million number +3.4%
1997 96.54 million number -0.5%
1998 98.93 million number +2.5%
1999 100.29 million number +1.4%
2000 98.13 million number -2.2%
2001 96.79 million number -1.4%
2002 94.05 million number -2.8%
2003 90.74 million number -3.5%
2004 87.44 million number -3.6%
2005 85.48 million number -2.2%
2006 84.97 million number -0.6%
2007 82.29 million number -3.2%
2008 82.48 million number +0.2%
2009 81.71 million number -0.9%
2010 81.76 million number +0.1%
2011 81.33 million number -0.5%
2012 81.05 million number -0.3%
2013 81.56 million number +0.6%
2014 81.56 million number +0.0%
2015 82.16 million number +0.7%
2016 80.48 million number -2.0%
2017 80.05 million number -0.5%
2018 80.51 million number +0.6%
2019 80.66 million number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 65.23 million number 62.94 million number 66.54 million number 10
1980s 73.01 million number 66.58 million number 82.54 million number 10
1990s 92.94 million number 85.27 million number 100.29 million number 10
2000s 88.41 million number 81.71 million number 98.13 million number 10
2010s 81.11 million number 80.05 million number 82.16 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 1 Ethiopia 6.94 million number compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 3.85 million number compare
  3. 3 Niger 2.53 million number compare
  4. 4 Mali 2.06 million number compare
  5. 5 Chad 1.70 million number compare
  6. 6 Burkina Faso 1.65 million number compare
  7. 7 Philippines 1.40 million number compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA total?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA total was 80.66 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 100.29 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 62.94 million number in 1970.
How does IDA total rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
IDA total ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/