Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 910,479 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Post-demographic dividend, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Post-demographic dividend stood at 910,479 number.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 1.53 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 798,117 number, in 2016.
That places Post-demographic dividend 31st out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.44 million number | — |
| 2000 | 1.46 million number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.44 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.49 million number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million number | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million number | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million number | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 988,855 number | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 878,661 number | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 890,464 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 917,141 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 847,018 number | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 798,117 number | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 872,273 number | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 873,752 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 910,479 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 million number | 1.44 million number | 1.44 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.38 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 906,669 number | 798,117 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
- 34 Palestine, State of 46,977 number compare
More reference data data for Post-demographic dividend
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.91 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.71 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.43 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.19 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 828,012 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Post-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Post-demographic dividend was 910,479 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 798,117 number in 2016.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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/