Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 4.99 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.99 million number
Change on year
up 5.8%
Rank
25th
of 45 groups
All-time high
17.74 million number
in 1983
All-time low
4.72 million number
in 2018
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019942019

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 Late-demographic dividend is 4.99 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 17.74 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.72 million number, in 2018.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 25th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Late-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 12.85 million number
1971 13.22 million number +2.9%
1972 13.36 million number +1.1%
1973 13.04 million number -2.4%
1974 12.76 million number -2.1%
1975 11.88 million number -6.9%
1976 12.22 million number +2.9%
1977 15.92 million number +30.3%
1978 17.16 million number +7.8%
1979 17.62 million number +2.7%
1980 17.52 million number -0.6%
1981 17.34 million number -1.0%
1982 17.72 million number +2.2%
1983 17.74 million number +0.1%
1984 17.37 million number -2.1%
1985 16.04 million number -7.6%
1986 14.83 million number -7.5%
1987 13.60 million number -8.3%
1988 12.29 million number -9.6%
1989 11.50 million number -6.4%
1990 11.21 million number -2.5%
1991 10.79 million number -3.8%
1992 10.96 million number +1.6%
1993 11.41 million number +4.1%
1994 12.49 million number +9.4%
1995 13.96 million number +11.8%
1996 15.29 million number +9.5%
1997 16.88 million number +10.4%
1998 15.74 million number -6.8%
1999 14.05 million number -10.7%
2000 14.12 million number +0.5%
2001 13.93 million number -1.3%
2002 12.35 million number -11.4%
2003 10.47 million number -15.2%
2004 9.87 million number -5.7%
2005 8.50 million number -14.0%
2006 9.13 million number +7.5%
2007 7.30 million number -20.1%
2008 6.40 million number -12.3%
2009 6.32 million number -1.3%
2010 6.26 million number -1.0%
2011 6.02 million number -3.8%
2012 5.85 million number -2.8%
2013 5.83 million number -0.3%
2014 5.70 million number -2.3%
2015 5.37 million number -5.9%
2016 5.22 million number -2.8%
2017 5.17 million number -1.0%
2018 4.72 million number -8.6%
2019 4.99 million number +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.00 million number 11.88 million number 17.62 million number 10
1980s 15.60 million number 11.50 million number 17.74 million number 10
1990s 13.28 million number 10.79 million number 16.88 million number 10
2000s 9.84 million number 6.32 million number 14.12 million number 10
2010s 5.51 million number 4.72 million number 6.26 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 22 Malawi 234,018 number compare
  2. 23 Iraq 226,453 number compare
  3. 24 Burundi 223,704 number compare
  4. 25 Honduras 207,736 number compare
  5. 26 Central African Republic 197,852 number compare
  6. 27 Egypt 176,854 number compare
  7. 28 Eritrea 160,458 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 Late-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Late-demographic dividend was 4.99 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 17.74 million number in 1983.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 4.72 million number in 2018.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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/