Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IBRD only

IBRD only: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 14.75 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14.75 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
11th
of 42 groups
All-time high
18.67 million number
in 2012
All-time low
14.75 million number
in 2019
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IBRD only, 2012–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2012201520192012: 18.7M number2013: 18.1M number2014: 16.7M number2015: 16.0M number2016: 15.6M number2017: 15.4M number2018: 14.8M number2019: 14.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IBRD only recorded 14.75 million number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

IBRD only ranks 11th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in IBRD only, 2012 to 2019.
Year number Change
2012 18.67 million number
2013 18.10 million number -3.0%
2014 16.67 million number -7.9%
2015 15.99 million number -4.1%
2016 15.61 million number -2.4%
2017 15.44 million number -1.0%
2018 14.80 million number -4.1%
2019 14.75 million number -0.4%

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 569,534 number compare
  2. 9 Burkina Faso 503,440 number compare
  3. 10 Chad 441,217 number compare
  4. 11 Cameroon 422,675 number compare
  5. 12 Senegal 407,892 number compare
  6. 13 Uzbekistan 352,374 number compare
  7. 14 Philippines 350,582 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 IBRD only?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IBRD only was 14.75 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 IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 18.67 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 14.75 million number in 2019.
How does IBRD only rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
IBRD only ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IBRD only 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/