Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 1.52 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 1.52 million number.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 24th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.91 million number | — |
| 2014 | 1.73 million number | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million number | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.68 million number | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million number | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.52 million number | -0.1% |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 21 Morocco 129,360 number compare
- 22 Guinea 104,581 number
- 23 Tajikistan 92,049 number compare
- 24 Russian Federation 90,090 number compare
- 25 Jordan 63,037 number compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 61,606 number compare
- 27 Nepal 46,506 number compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.52 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million number in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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, female (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/