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

Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 26.55 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
26.55 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
10th
of 45 groups
All-time high
26.55 million number
in 2019
All-time low
15.73 million number
in 1979
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 26.55 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 26.55 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.73 million number, in 1979.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 15.73 million number
1971 16.02 million number +1.8%
1972 16.27 million number +1.5%
1973 16.46 million number +1.2%
1974 16.46 million number -0.0%
1975 16.52 million number +0.3%
1976 16.56 million number +0.3%
1977 16.39 million number -1.0%
1978 16.12 million number -1.7%
1979 15.73 million number -2.4%
1980 15.84 million number +0.7%
1981 15.99 million number +0.9%
1982 16.24 million number +1.6%
1983 16.69 million number +2.8%
1984 17.21 million number +3.2%
1985 17.89 million number +3.9%
1986 18.44 million number +3.1%
1987 19.32 million number +4.8%
1988 20.21 million number +4.6%
1989 21.13 million number +4.6%
1990 21.89 million number +3.6%
1991 22.27 million number +1.7%
1992 23.15 million number +4.0%
1993 23.56 million number +1.8%
1994 24.21 million number +2.7%
1995 24.10 million number -0.5%
1996 25.44 million number +5.5%
1997 24.88 million number -2.2%
1998 25.48 million number +2.4%
1999 25.90 million number +1.6%
2000 25.40 million number -1.9%
2001 24.95 million number -1.8%
2002 24.03 million number -3.7%
2003 22.85 million number -4.9%
2004 22.44 million number -1.8%
2005 22.42 million number -0.1%
2006 22.26 million number -0.7%
2007 21.46 million number -3.6%
2008 21.94 million number +2.2%
2009 21.84 million number -0.5%
2010 22.27 million number +2.0%
2011 22.27 million number -0.0%
2012 22.94 million number +3.0%
2013 23.60 million number +2.9%
2014 24.42 million number +3.5%
2015 25.40 million number +4.0%
2016 25.38 million number -0.1%
2017 25.56 million number +0.7%
2018 26.34 million number +3.0%
2019 26.55 million number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.23 million number 15.73 million number 16.56 million number 10
1980s 17.90 million number 15.84 million number 21.13 million number 10
1990s 24.09 million number 21.89 million number 25.90 million number 10
2000s 22.96 million number 21.46 million number 25.40 million number 10
2010s 24.47 million number 22.27 million number 26.55 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 687,651 number compare
  2. 8 Chad 672,766 number compare
  3. 9 South Africa 612,293 number compare
  4. 10 Mozambique 542,721 number compare
  5. 11 Côte d'Ivoire 522,576 number compare
  6. 12 Myanmar 449,001 number compare
  7. 13 Yemen 438,920 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Pre-demographic dividend was 26.55 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 26.55 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 15.73 million number in 1979.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Pre-demographic dividend 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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/