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

Latest (2019)
1.27 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
29th
of 42 groups
All-time high
2.02 million number
in 2004
All-time low
1.14 million number
in 2016
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 1.9M number1999: 1.9M number2000: 2.0M number2001: 2.0M number2002: 2.0M number2003: 2.0M number2004: 2.0M number2005: 2.0M number2006: 1.9M number2007: 1.7M number2008: 1.7M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 1.6M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.2M number2019: 1.3M 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 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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in High income, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Jordan 128,864 number compare
  2. 27 Sierra Leone 124,555 number compare
  3. 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 81,064 number compare
  4. 29 Eritrea 74,791 number compare
  5. 30 Nepal 71,297 number compare
  6. 31 Algeria 66,416 number compare
  7. 32 Guatemala 63,810 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 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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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/