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 9.16 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9.16 million number
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
23.00 million number
in 1978
All-time low
8.47 million number
in 2009
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

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income stood at 9.16 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Upper middle income peaked at 23.00 million number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 8.47 million number, in 2009.

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, male (number) in Upper middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 19.22 million number
1971 19.76 million number +2.8%
1972 20.63 million number +4.4%
1973 19.09 million number -7.5%
1974 19.99 million number +4.7%
1975 19.14 million number -4.3%
1976 18.92 million number -1.1%
1977 21.89 million number +15.7%
1978 23.00 million number +5.0%
1979 22.15 million number -3.7%
1980 22.03 million number -0.6%
1981 21.76 million number -1.2%
1982 21.81 million number +0.2%
1983 21.81 million number +0.0%
1984 21.48 million number -1.5%
1985 20.11 million number -6.4%
1986 19.02 million number -5.4%
1987 17.31 million number -9.0%
1988 16.66 million number -3.7%
1989 15.65 million number -6.1%
1990 15.16 million number -3.1%
1991 14.76 million number -2.6%
1992 15.08 million number +2.2%
1993 15.91 million number +5.5%
1994 17.44 million number +9.6%
1995 19.24 million number +10.3%
1996 20.82 million number +8.2%
1997 22.03 million number +5.9%
1998 20.37 million number -7.6%
1999 18.32 million number -10.0%
2000 18.25 million number -0.4%
2001 17.15 million number -6.0%
2002 15.29 million number -10.9%
2003 12.98 million number -15.1%
2004 12.19 million number -6.0%
2005 11.13 million number -8.7%
2006 11.86 million number +6.5%
2007 9.05 million number -23.7%
2008 8.85 million number -2.2%
2009 8.47 million number -4.3%
2010 8.80 million number +3.9%
2011 8.99 million number +2.2%
2012 9.05 million number +0.6%
2013 9.18 million number +1.4%
2014 9.18 million number -0.0%
2015 8.75 million number -4.6%
2016 8.87 million number +1.4%
2017 9.01 million number +1.6%
2018 8.86 million number -1.7%
2019 9.16 million number +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.38 million number 18.92 million number 23.00 million number 10
1980s 19.76 million number 15.65 million number 22.03 million number 10
1990s 17.91 million number 14.76 million number 22.03 million number 10
2000s 12.52 million number 8.47 million number 18.25 million number 10
2010s 8.99 million number 8.75 million number 9.18 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 17 Kenya 364,751 number compare
  2. 18 Guatemala 311,296 number compare
  3. 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 292,127 number compare
  4. 20 Türkiye 283,925 number compare
  5. 21 Jordan 257,318 number compare
  6. 22 Malawi 234,018 number compare
  7. 23 Iraq 226,453 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 9.16 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 23.00 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 8.47 million number in 2009.
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 8.2%. 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, 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/