Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 18.26 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
18.26 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
62.07 million number
in 1978
All-time low
16.88 million number
in 2009
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 18.26 million number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income peaked at 62.07 million number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 16.88 million number, in 2009.
Upper middle income ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.36 million number | — |
| 1971 | 54.30 million number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 56.03 million number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 50.41 million number | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 51.48 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 48.35 million number | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 48.01 million number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 56.78 million number | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 62.07 million number | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 61.06 million number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 60.30 million number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 58.83 million number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 58.24 million number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 57.73 million number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 56.11 million number | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 50.51 million number | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 46.10 million number | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 40.25 million number | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 38.88 million number | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 36.64 million number | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 34.85 million number | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 33.92 million number | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 34.60 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 36.10 million number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 39.20 million number | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 42.41 million number | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 45.02 million number | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 46.97 million number | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 42.81 million number | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 37.97 million number | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 37.85 million number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.80 million number | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 31.96 million number | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 26.83 million number | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 24.58 million number | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 22.55 million number | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 23.30 million number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 18.44 million number | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 17.85 million number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 16.88 million number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 17.25 million number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 17.34 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.86 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17.75 million number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.75 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.40 million number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.84 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 18.00 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 17.77 million number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.26 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.09 million number | 48.01 million number | 62.07 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.36 million number | 36.64 million number | 60.30 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.39 million number | 33.92 million number | 46.97 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.60 million number | 16.88 million number | 37.85 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.72 million number | 17.25 million number | 18.26 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More reference data data for Upper middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,056 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 298.62 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 293.42 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.97 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 41.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 19.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.50 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income was 18.26 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 62.07 million number in 1978.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.88 million number in 2009.
- How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Upper middle income ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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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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/