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

Small states: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 340,513 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
340,513 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
36th
of 42 groups
All-time high
340,513 number
in 2019
All-time low
309,858 number
in 2011
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states, 2004–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2004201120192004: 318.1k number2005: 319.1k number2006: 314.9k number2007: 316.7k number2008: 315.8k number2009: 312.8k number2010: 311.0k number2011: 309.9k number2012: 310.0k number2013: 311.8k number2014: 310.6k number2015: 312.0k number2016: 317.1k number2017: 331.0k number2018: 340.1k number2019: 340.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states stood at 340,513 number. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states peaked at 340,513 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 309,858 number, in 2011.

Small states ranks 36th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Small states, 2004 to 2019.
Year number Change
2004 318,068 number
2005 319,065 number +0.3%
2006 314,947 number -1.3%
2007 316,692 number +0.6%
2008 315,795 number -0.3%
2009 312,825 number -0.9%
2010 310,956 number -0.6%
2011 309,858 number -0.4%
2012 309,954 number +0.0%
2013 311,804 number +0.6%
2014 310,614 number -0.4%
2015 312,009 number +0.4%
2016 317,117 number +1.6%
2017 330,981 number +4.4%
2018 340,060 number +2.7%
2019 340,513 number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 316,232 number 312,825 number 319,065 number 6
2010s 319,387 number 309,858 number 340,513 number 10

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 47,755 number compare
  2. 34 Palestine, State of 46,977 number compare
  3. 35 Honduras 45,594 number compare
  4. 36 Australia 44,489 number compare
  5. 37 Azerbaijan 44,050 number compare
  6. 38 Botswana 40,191 number compare
  7. 39 Kazakhstan 37,045 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states was 340,513 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 Small states?
The highest recorded value was 340,513 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 309,858 number in 2011.
How does Small states rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Small states ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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/