Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan

Pakistan: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 346,337 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
346,337 number
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
15th
of 133 countries
All-time high
346,337 number
in 2019
All-time low
266,158 number
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan, 2014–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2014201620192014: 266.2k number2015: 299.5k number2016: 319.9k number2017: 316.2k number2018: 314.3k number2019: 346.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan stood at 346,337 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Pakistan ranks 15th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Pakistan, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 266,158 number
2015 299,482 number +12.5%
2016 319,931 number +6.8%
2017 316,225 number -1.2%
2018 314,281 number -0.6%
2019 346,337 number +10.2%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 346,337 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134,272 number, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 346,337 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56,696 number, 6.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 12 Senegal 407,892 number compare
  2. 13 Uzbekistan 352,374 number compare
  3. 14 Philippines 350,582 number compare
  4. 16 Mali 337,041 number compare
  5. 17 Türkiye 329,345 number compare
  6. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 305,034 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan was 346,337 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 346,337 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 266,158 number in 2014.
How does Pakistan rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Pakistan ranks 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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/