Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income
High income: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 610,943 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income, 1998–2019
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 High income is 610,943 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income peaked at 974,666 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 538,096 number, in 2016.
That places High income 29th 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 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 912,877 number | — |
| 1999 | 936,008 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 955,963 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 936,427 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 937,720 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 968,314 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 974,666 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 954,673 number | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 890,861 number | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 821,351 number | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 804,200 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 776,733 number | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 733,190 number | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 689,823 number | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 644,153 number | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 663,560 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 662,514 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 597,759 number | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 538,096 number | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 552,508 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 545,871 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 610,943 number | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 924,442 number | 912,877 number | 936,008 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 902,091 number | 776,733 number | 974,666 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 623,842 number | 538,096 number | 733,190 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 26 Sierra Leone 61,606 number compare
- 27 Nepal 46,506 number compare
- 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39,978 number compare
- 29 Algeria 39,500 number compare
- 30 Eritrea 36,655 number compare
- 31 Guatemala 30,430 number compare
- 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,009 number compare
More reference data data for High income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.51 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.81 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.82 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.81 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.1% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.34 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.04 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income was 610,943 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 974,666 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 538,096 number in 2016.
- How does High income rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- High income ranks 29th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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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/