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 12.75 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.75 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
14.69 million number
in 2012
All-time low
8.11 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

IDA blend recorded 12.75 million number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in IDA blend peaked at 14.69 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.11 million number, in 1970.

IDA blend ranks 19th 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, male (number) in IDA blend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 8.11 million number
1971 8.30 million number +2.3%
1972 8.42 million number +1.4%
1973 8.55 million number +1.6%
1974 8.44 million number -1.3%
1975 8.66 million number +2.5%
1976 8.90 million number +2.9%
1977 8.86 million number -0.5%
1978 8.90 million number +0.4%
1979 8.58 million number -3.7%
1980 8.53 million number -0.5%
1981 8.31 million number -2.6%
1982 8.12 million number -2.3%
1983 8.27 million number +1.9%
1984 8.65 million number +4.6%
1985 9.15 million number +5.7%
1986 9.45 million number +3.3%
1987 9.93 million number +5.1%
1988 10.51 million number +5.9%
1989 10.92 million number +3.9%
1990 11.21 million number +2.7%
1991 11.52 million number +2.8%
1992 11.69 million number +1.5%
1993 11.76 million number +0.6%
1994 12.14 million number +3.2%
1995 12.68 million number +4.5%
1996 13.57 million number +7.0%
1997 13.55 million number -0.1%
1998 13.55 million number -0.0%
1999 13.54 million number -0.1%
2000 13.24 million number -2.2%
2001 13.24 million number -0.0%
2002 13.52 million number +2.1%
2003 13.35 million number -1.3%
2004 12.58 million number -5.7%
2005 12.63 million number +0.4%
2006 13.87 million number +9.9%
2007 12.86 million number -7.3%
2008 14.30 million number +11.3%
2009 14.09 million number -1.5%
2010 14.05 million number -0.3%
2011 14.37 million number +2.3%
2012 14.69 million number +2.3%
2013 14.29 million number -2.8%
2014 13.86 million number -2.9%
2015 13.62 million number -1.8%
2016 12.57 million number -7.7%
2017 12.82 million number +1.9%
2018 12.68 million number -1.0%
2019 12.75 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.57 million number 8.11 million number 8.90 million number 10
1980s 9.18 million number 8.12 million number 10.92 million number 10
1990s 12.52 million number 11.21 million number 13.57 million number 10
2000s 13.37 million number 12.58 million number 14.30 million number 10
2010s 13.57 million number 12.57 million number 14.69 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 16 Guinea 372,352 number compare
  2. 17 Kenya 364,751 number compare
  3. 18 Guatemala 311,296 number compare
  4. 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 292,127 number compare
  5. 20 Türkiye 283,925 number compare
  6. 21 Jordan 257,318 number compare
  7. 22 Malawi 234,018 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 12.75 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 14.69 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 8.11 million number in 1970.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
IDA blend ranks 19th 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 9.5%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 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/