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

IDA total: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 19.98 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
19.98 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
5th
of 42 groups
All-time high
20.67 million number
in 2010
All-time low
19.01 million number
in 2014
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA total, 2007–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2007201320192007: 20.1M number2008: 20.5M number2009: 20.6M number2010: 20.7M number2011: 19.9M number2012: 19.2M number2013: 19.0M number2014: 19.0M number2015: 19.0M number2016: 19.3M number2017: 19.5M number2018: 19.8M number2019: 20.0M 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 IDA total is 19.98 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA total peaked at 20.67 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.01 million number, in 2014.

IDA total ranks 5th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in IDA total, 2007 to 2019.
Year number Change
2007 20.10 million number
2008 20.46 million number +1.8%
2009 20.64 million number +0.9%
2010 20.67 million number +0.1%
2011 19.87 million number -3.9%
2012 19.17 million number -3.6%
2013 19.02 million number -0.8%
2014 19.01 million number -0.1%
2015 19.03 million number +0.1%
2016 19.33 million number +1.5%
2017 19.49 million number +0.8%
2018 19.79 million number +1.5%
2019 19.98 million number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.40 million number 20.10 million number 20.64 million number 3
2010s 19.54 million number 19.01 million number 20.67 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 2 Egypt 1.56 million number compare
  2. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 735,976 number compare
  3. 4 Kenya 671,251 number
  4. 5 Iraq 667,797 number
  5. 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 645,306 number compare
  6. 7 Niger 586,507 number compare
  7. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 569,534 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA total?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA total was 19.98 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 total?
The highest recorded value was 20.67 million number in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 19.01 million number in 2014.
How does IDA total rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
IDA total ranks 5th 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 total?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this IDA total 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/