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

IBRD only: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 6.95 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.95 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
12th
of 42 groups
All-time high
8.56 million number
in 2013
All-time low
6.95 million number
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IBRD only, 2013–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2013201620192013: 8.6M number2014: 7.9M number2015: 7.5M number2016: 7.3M number2017: 7.4M number2018: 7.0M number2019: 7.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IBRD only stood at 6.95 million number. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

IBRD only ranks 12th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in IBRD only, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 8.56 million number
2014 7.94 million number -7.2%
2015 7.51 million number -5.5%
2016 7.33 million number -2.3%
2017 7.35 million number +0.3%
2018 7.01 million number -4.7%
2019 6.95 million number -0.9%

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 283,053 number compare
  2. 10 Burkina Faso 247,526 number compare
  3. 11 Chad 222,383 number compare
  4. 12 Cameroon 211,017 number compare
  5. 13 Senegal 198,887 number compare
  6. 14 Uzbekistan 174,073 number compare
  7. 15 Mali 170,811 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IBRD only?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IBRD only was 6.95 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 IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 8.56 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 6.95 million number in 2019.
How does IBRD only rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
IBRD only ranks 12th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IBRD only 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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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/