Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 12.90 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.90 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
14th
of 42 groups
All-time high
12.90 million number
in 2019
All-time low
11.51 million number
in 2013
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2007–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M2007201320192007: 11.7M number2008: 11.9M number2009: 11.9M number2010: 12.1M number2011: 12.1M number2012: 11.7M number2013: 11.5M number2014: 11.7M number2015: 11.7M number2016: 12.1M number2017: 12.4M number2018: 12.8M number2019: 12.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 12.90 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 12.90 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.51 million number, in 2013.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2007 to 2019.
Year number Change
2007 11.65 million number
2008 11.85 million number +1.7%
2009 11.88 million number +0.3%
2010 12.06 million number +1.5%
2011 12.12 million number +0.5%
2012 11.69 million number -3.6%
2013 11.51 million number -1.5%
2014 11.67 million number +1.3%
2015 11.73 million number +0.5%
2016 12.08 million number +3.1%
2017 12.37 million number +2.4%
2018 12.76 million number +3.1%
2019 12.90 million number +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.80 million number 11.65 million number 11.88 million number 3
2010s 12.09 million number 11.51 million number 12.90 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 11 Cameroon 422,675 number compare
  2. 12 Senegal 407,892 number compare
  3. 13 Uzbekistan 352,374 number compare
  4. 14 Philippines 350,582 number compare
  5. 15 Pakistan 346,337 number compare
  6. 16 Mali 337,041 number compare
  7. 17 Türkiye 329,345 number compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 12.90 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 12.90 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.51 million number in 2013.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/