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

IDA blend: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 16.11 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.11 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
17.58 million number
in 2002
All-time low
10.46 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA blend stood at 16.11 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA blend peaked at 17.58 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.46 million number, in 1970.

IDA blend ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 blend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in IDA blend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 10.46 million number
1971 10.69 million number +2.1%
1972 10.83 million number +1.3%
1973 11.00 million number +1.5%
1974 10.93 million number -0.6%
1975 11.22 million number +2.7%
1976 11.50 million number +2.5%
1977 11.43 million number -0.6%
1978 11.47 million number +0.3%
1979 11.09 million number -3.3%
1980 11.09 million number +0.0%
1981 10.86 million number -2.1%
1982 10.64 million number -2.0%
1983 10.83 million number +1.8%
1984 11.31 million number +4.4%
1985 11.93 million number +5.5%
1986 12.33 million number +3.4%
1987 12.91 million number +4.7%
1988 13.64 million number +5.7%
1989 14.18 million number +4.0%
1990 14.50 million number +2.3%
1991 14.90 million number +2.7%
1992 15.11 million number +1.4%
1993 15.22 million number +0.7%
1994 15.70 million number +3.1%
1995 16.40 million number +4.5%
1996 17.57 million number +7.1%
1997 17.56 million number -0.1%
1998 17.55 million number -0.0%
1999 17.53 million number -0.1%
2000 17.20 million number -1.9%
2001 17.17 million number -0.2%
2002 17.58 million number +2.4%
2003 17.01 million number -3.3%
2004 16.28 million number -4.3%
2005 15.99 million number -1.8%
2006 16.81 million number +5.2%
2007 16.40 million number -2.4%
2008 17.36 million number +5.8%
2009 16.92 million number -2.5%
2010 16.67 million number -1.5%
2011 16.70 million number +0.2%
2012 16.81 million number +0.6%
2013 16.60 million number -1.3%
2014 16.42 million number -1.0%
2015 16.27 million number -0.9%
2016 15.49 million number -4.8%
2017 15.46 million number -0.2%
2018 16.05 million number +3.8%
2019 16.11 million number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.06 million number 10.46 million number 11.50 million number 10
1980s 11.97 million number 10.64 million number 14.18 million number 10
1990s 16.20 million number 14.50 million number 17.57 million number 10
2000s 16.87 million number 15.99 million number 17.58 million number 10
2010s 16.26 million number 15.46 million number 16.81 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 14 Guinea 569,032 number compare
  2. 15 South Africa 514,793 number compare
  3. 16 Myanmar 490,976 number compare
  4. 17 Kenya 434,950 number compare
  5. 18 Guatemala 320,936 number compare
  6. 19 Türkiye 317,037 number compare
  7. 20 Central African Republic 297,847 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA blend?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA blend was 16.11 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 blend?
The highest recorded value was 17.58 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 10.46 million number in 1970.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
IDA blend ranks 17th 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 blend?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 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/