Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 57.22 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
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 & IBRD total is 57.22 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 88.66 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 56.79 million number, in 2017.
That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67.56 million number | — |
| 1971 | 68.90 million number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 69.72 million number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 67.82 million number | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 69.59 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 68.91 million number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 69.16 million number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 72.08 million number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 73.92 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 73.38 million number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 73.24 million number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 72.85 million number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.22 million number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 73.74 million number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 74.46 million number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 74.40 million number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.99 million number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.18 million number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.09 million number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 74.00 million number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 75.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 75.62 million number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.39 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 79.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 81.23 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 84.15 million number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 86.26 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 88.54 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 88.66 million number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 87.50 million number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 85.24 million number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 84.09 million number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 81.30 million number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 76.43 million number | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 72.12 million number | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 68.14 million number | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 67.17 million number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 60.52 million number | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 60.82 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 61.65 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 60.83 million number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.18 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.23 million number | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 58.69 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.67 million number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.67 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.94 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 56.79 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 56.95 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.22 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.11 million number | 67.56 million number | 73.92 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.82 million number | 72.85 million number | 74.46 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.35 million number | 75.16 million number | 88.66 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.75 million number | 60.52 million number | 85.24 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.42 million number | 56.79 million number | 61.18 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More reference data data for IDA & IBRD total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 120.16 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 62.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 58.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.82 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.55 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA & IBRD total was 57.22 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 & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 88.66 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.79 million number in 2017.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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 & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD 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, male (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/