Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income
High income: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 1.27 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income, 1998–2019
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 High income is 1.27 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income peaked at 2.02 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million number, in 2016.
High income ranks 29th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.88 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.93 million number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.96 million number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.99 million number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.86 million number | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.72 million number | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.71 million number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million number | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million number | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million number | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million number | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million number | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million number | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million number | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.27 million number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million number | 1.88 million number | 1.93 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million number | 1.67 million number | 2.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More reference data data for High income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.51 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.81 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.82 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.81 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.1% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.34 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.04 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income was 1.27 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2016.
- How does High income rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- High income ranks 29th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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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About this data
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/