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

World: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 35.98 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35.98 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 42 groups
All-time high
45.35 million number
in 2007
All-time low
35.81 million number
in 2018
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in World, 2007–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2007201320192007: 45.3M number2008: 45.3M number2009: 45.0M number2010: 43.9M number2011: 41.3M number2012: 39.3M number2013: 38.6M number2014: 37.1M number2015: 36.2M number2016: 36.1M number2017: 36.2M number2018: 35.8M number2019: 36.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in World is 35.98 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in World peaked at 45.35 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 35.81 million number, in 2018.

World ranks 1st of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in World, 2007 to 2019.
Year number Change
2007 45.35 million number
2008 45.27 million number -0.2%
2009 45.01 million number -0.6%
2010 43.88 million number -2.5%
2011 41.35 million number -5.8%
2012 39.27 million number -5.0%
2013 38.56 million number -1.8%
2014 37.13 million number -3.7%
2015 36.24 million number -2.4%
2016 36.08 million number -0.4%
2017 36.15 million number +0.2%
2018 35.81 million number -0.9%
2019 35.98 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.21 million number 45.01 million number 45.35 million number 3
2010s 38.05 million number 35.81 million number 43.88 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Ethiopia 1.76 million number compare
  2. 2 Egypt 1.56 million number compare
  3. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 735,976 number compare
  4. 4 Kenya 671,251 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in World?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in World was 35.98 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 45.35 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 35.81 million number in 2018.
How does World rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
World ranks 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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/