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 9.09 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9.09 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
39.08 million number
in 1978
All-time low
8.35 million number
in 2011
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 9.09 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income peaked at 39.08 million number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 8.35 million number, in 2011.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Upper middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 33.14 million number
1971 34.55 million number +4.3%
1972 35.40 million number +2.5%
1973 31.32 million number -11.5%
1974 31.49 million number +0.5%
1975 29.21 million number -7.2%
1976 29.09 million number -0.4%
1977 34.88 million number +19.9%
1978 39.08 million number +12.0%
1979 38.91 million number -0.4%
1980 38.27 million number -1.6%
1981 37.08 million number -3.1%
1982 36.44 million number -1.7%
1983 35.92 million number -1.4%
1984 34.63 million number -3.6%
1985 30.41 million number -12.2%
1986 27.08 million number -10.9%
1987 22.94 million number -15.3%
1988 22.22 million number -3.1%
1989 20.99 million number -5.5%
1990 19.69 million number -6.2%
1991 19.16 million number -2.7%
1992 19.51 million number +1.8%
1993 20.18 million number +3.4%
1994 21.75 million number +7.8%
1995 23.17 million number +6.5%
1996 24.20 million number +4.5%
1997 24.94 million number +3.0%
1998 22.44 million number -10.0%
1999 19.65 million number -12.4%
2000 19.60 million number -0.3%
2001 18.65 million number -4.9%
2002 16.68 million number -10.6%
2003 13.86 million number -16.9%
2004 12.38 million number -10.6%
2005 11.41 million number -7.8%
2006 11.44 million number +0.3%
2007 9.39 million number -18.0%
2008 9.00 million number -4.1%
2009 8.41 million number -6.6%
2010 8.44 million number +0.4%
2011 8.35 million number -1.2%
2012 8.81 million number +5.6%
2013 8.57 million number -2.8%
2014 8.57 million number +0.1%
2015 8.65 million number +0.9%
2016 8.97 million number +3.6%
2017 8.99 million number +0.2%
2018 8.91 million number -0.8%
2019 9.09 million number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33.71 million number 29.09 million number 39.08 million number 10
1980s 30.60 million number 20.99 million number 38.27 million number 10
1990s 21.47 million number 19.16 million number 24.94 million number 10
2000s 13.08 million number 8.41 million number 19.60 million number 10
2010s 8.74 million number 8.35 million number 9.09 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 17 Kenya 434,950 number compare
  2. 18 Guatemala 320,936 number compare
  3. 19 Türkiye 317,037 number compare
  4. 20 Central African Republic 297,847 number compare
  5. 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 265,200 number compare
  6. 22 Jordan 261,202 number compare
  7. 23 Mexico 225,315 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 Upper middle income?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income was 9.09 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 39.08 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 8.35 million number in 2011.
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 8.1%. 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, 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/