Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states

Other small states: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 313,865 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
313,865 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
37th
of 42 groups
All-time high
313,865 number
in 2019
All-time low
279,204 number
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states, 2005–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2005201220192005: 284.6k number2006: 280.1k number2007: 281.7k number2008: 282.1k number2009: 280.5k number2010: 279.3k number2011: 279.2k number2012: 281.1k number2013: 284.3k number2014: 283.7k number2015: 285.6k number2016: 290.2k number2017: 305.2k number2018: 312.1k number2019: 313.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Other small states recorded 313,865 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states peaked at 313,865 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 279,204 number, in 2011.

Other small states ranks 37th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Other small states, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 284,584 number
2006 280,148 number -1.6%
2007 281,728 number +0.6%
2008 282,075 number +0.1%
2009 280,520 number -0.6%
2010 279,313 number -0.4%
2011 279,204 number -0.0%
2012 281,122 number +0.7%
2013 284,264 number +1.1%
2014 283,707 number -0.2%
2015 285,626 number +0.7%
2016 290,175 number +1.6%
2017 305,205 number +5.2%
2018 312,139 number +2.3%
2019 313,865 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 281,811 number 280,148 number 284,584 number 5
2010s 291,462 number 279,204 number 313,865 number 10

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 34 Palestine, State of 46,977 number compare
  2. 35 Honduras 45,594 number compare
  3. 36 Australia 44,489 number compare
  4. 37 Azerbaijan 44,050 number compare
  5. 38 Botswana 40,191 number compare
  6. 39 Kazakhstan 37,045 number compare
  7. 40 Romania 36,490 number compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states was 313,865 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 Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 313,865 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 279,204 number in 2011.
How does Other small states rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Other small states ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Other small states 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/