Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 3.65 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.65 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
23rd
of 42 groups
All-time high
7.05 million number
in 2007
All-time low
3.64 million number
in 2018
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Late-demographic dividend, 2007–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2007201320192007: 7.1M number2008: 6.4M number2009: 6.0M number2010: 5.5M number2011: 5.1M number2012: 4.8M number2013: 4.5M number2014: 3.9M number2015: 3.9M number2016: 3.8M number2017: 4.0M number2018: 3.6M number2019: 3.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 3.65 million number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 7.05 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.64 million number, in 2018.

That places Late-demographic dividend 23rd out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Late-demographic dividend, 2007 to 2019.
Year number Change
2007 7.05 million number
2008 6.41 million number -9.1%
2009 6.04 million number -5.7%
2010 5.48 million number -9.3%
2011 5.11 million number -6.9%
2012 4.80 million number -6.0%
2013 4.46 million number -7.2%
2014 3.95 million number -11.4%
2015 3.87 million number -2.1%
2016 3.79 million number -2.1%
2017 3.98 million number +5.0%
2018 3.64 million number -8.5%
2019 3.65 million number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.50 million number 6.04 million number 7.05 million number 3
2010s 4.27 million number 3.64 million number 5.48 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 20 Brazil 280,144 number compare
  2. 21 Morocco 240,325 number compare
  3. 22 Guinea 203,865 number compare
  4. 23 Indonesia 197,702 number compare
  5. 24 Tajikistan 187,481 number compare
  6. 25 Russian Federation 173,778 number compare
  7. 26 Jordan 128,864 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Late-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Late-demographic dividend was 3.65 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 7.05 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 3.64 million number in 2018.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 23rd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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/