Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members
OECD members: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 1.18 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members stood at 1.18 million number.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members peaked at 2.24 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million number, in 2018.
OECD members ranks 30th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.23 million number | — |
| 1999 | 2.24 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.22 million number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.20 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.23 million number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.19 million number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.11 million number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.91 million number | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.75 million number | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.62 million number | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.53 million number | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.41 million number | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million number | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million number | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million number | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.24 million number | 2.23 million number | 2.24 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million number | 1.61 million number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 27 Sierra Leone 124,555 number compare
- 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 81,064 number compare
- 29 Eritrea 74,791 number compare
- 30 Nepal 71,297 number compare
- 31 Algeria 66,416 number compare
- 32 Guatemala 63,810 number compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 47,755 number compare
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members was 1.18 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million number in 2018.
- How does OECD members rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- OECD members ranks 30th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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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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/