Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Low income
Low income: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 11.58 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Low income, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low income recorded 11.58 million number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Low income peaked at 11.58 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.12 million number, in 2007.
Low income ranks 15th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.12 million number | — |
| 2008 | 10.28 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.41 million number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.66 million number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 10.71 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.30 million number | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 10.20 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.36 million number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.39 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.72 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.08 million number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 11.47 million number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 11.58 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.27 million number | 10.12 million number | 10.41 million number | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.75 million number | 10.20 million number | 11.58 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 12 Senegal 407,892 number compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 352,374 number compare
- 14 Philippines 350,582 number compare
- 15 Pakistan 346,337 number compare
- 16 Mali 337,041 number compare
- 17 Türkiye 329,345 number compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 305,034 number compare
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Low income?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Low income was 11.58 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.58 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.12 million number in 2007.
- How does Low income rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Low income ranks 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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About this data
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/