Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 16.98 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.98 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
9th
of 42 groups
All-time high
20.02 million number
in 2013
All-time low
16.93 million number
in 2018
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lower middle income, 2013–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2013201620192013: 20.0M number2014: 18.9M number2015: 18.3M number2016: 17.8M number2017: 17.2M number2018: 16.9M number2019: 17.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 16.98 million number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Lower middle income ranks 9th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Lower middle income, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 20.02 million number
2014 18.86 million number -5.8%
2015 18.33 million number -2.8%
2016 17.82 million number -2.8%
2017 17.23 million number -3.4%
2018 16.93 million number -1.7%
2019 16.98 million number +0.3%

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 645,306 number
  2. 7 Niger 586,507 number compare
  3. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 569,534 number compare
  4. 9 Burkina Faso 503,440 number compare
  5. 10 Chad 441,217 number compare
  6. 11 Cameroon 422,675 number compare
  7. 12 Senegal 407,892 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lower middle income?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lower middle income was 16.98 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 Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 20.02 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 16.93 million number in 2018.
How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Lower middle income ranks 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lower middle 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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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/