Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA blend

IDA blend: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 5.48 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.48 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
17th
of 42 groups
All-time high
5.48 million number
in 2019
All-time low
5.12 million number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA blend, 2013–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M2013201620192013: 5.1M number2014: 5.1M number2015: 5.2M number2016: 5.3M number2017: 5.4M number2018: 5.4M number2019: 5.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA blend recorded 5.48 million number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

IDA blend ranks 17th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in IDA blend, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 5.12 million number
2014 5.13 million number +0.2%
2015 5.20 million number +1.4%
2016 5.30 million number +1.9%
2017 5.36 million number +1.3%
2018 5.44 million number +1.5%
2019 5.48 million number +0.6%

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 14 Philippines 350,582 number compare
  2. 15 Pakistan 346,337 number compare
  3. 16 Mali 337,041 number compare
  4. 17 Türkiye 329,345 number compare
  5. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 305,034 number
  6. 19 Saudi Arabia 299,776 number compare
  7. 20 Brazil 280,144 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA blend?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA blend was 5.48 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 IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 5.48 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 5.12 million number in 2013.
How does IDA blend rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
IDA blend ranks 17th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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/