Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 29.60 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
29.60 million number
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
10th
of 45 groups
All-time high
67.03 million number
in 1998
All-time low
29.06 million number
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Lower middle income stood at 29.60 million number.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Lower middle income peaked at 67.03 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.06 million number, in 2017.
Lower middle income ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.88 million number | — |
| 1971 | 55.47 million number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 55.64 million number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 54.70 million number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 55.89 million number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 55.73 million number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 56.36 million number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 56.36 million number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 58.05 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 58.45 million number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 58.24 million number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 57.77 million number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 57.85 million number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 58.38 million number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 58.99 million number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 60.29 million number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 60.20 million number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 62.68 million number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 62.30 million number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 61.64 million number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 63.21 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 63.81 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 64.53 million number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 63.93 million number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 63.59 million number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 65.49 million number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 65.03 million number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 65.90 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 67.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 66.65 million number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 63.19 million number | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 61.60 million number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 59.69 million number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 51.09 million number | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 47.78 million number | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 45.04 million number | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 43.03 million number | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 39.72 million number | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 38.51 million number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 37.70 million number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 35.40 million number | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 34.06 million number | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 32.38 million number | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 30.69 million number | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 30.54 million number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.11 million number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 29.36 million number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.06 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.92 million number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 29.60 million number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.05 million number | 53.88 million number | 58.45 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.84 million number | 57.77 million number | 62.68 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.92 million number | 63.21 million number | 67.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.74 million number | 37.70 million number | 63.19 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.11 million number | 29.06 million number | 35.40 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 7 Mozambique 778,675 number compare
- 8 Yemen 754,210 number compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 745,342 number compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 693,609 number compare
- 11 Iraq 647,239 number compare
- 12 Cameroon 618,568 number compare
- 13 Philippines 572,187 number compare
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Lower middle income?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Lower middle income was 29.60 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 67.03 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.06 million number in 2017.
- How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (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/