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

IDA only: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 7.07 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
7.07 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
11th
of 42 groups
All-time high
7.67 million number
in 2010
All-time low
6.81 million number
in 2015
Years of data
16
2003–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA only, 2003–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2003201120192003: 6.8M number2004: 7.0M number2006: 7.2M number2007: 7.4M number2008: 7.6M number2009: 7.7M number2010: 7.7M number2011: 7.3M number2012: 6.9M number2013: 6.8M number2014: 6.8M number2015: 6.8M number2016: 6.9M number2017: 6.9M number2018: 7.0M number2019: 7.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 7.07 million number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA only peaked at 7.67 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.81 million number, in 2015.

IDA only ranks 11th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in IDA only, 2003 to 2019.
Year number Change
2003 6.82 million number
2004 6.98 million number +2.3%
2006 7.25 million number +3.9%
2007 7.43 million number +2.5%
2008 7.56 million number +1.8%
2009 7.67 million number +1.4%
2010 7.67 million number +0.0%
2011 7.28 million number -5.2%
2012 6.90 million number -5.2%
2013 6.84 million number -0.8%
2014 6.84 million number +0.0%
2015 6.81 million number -0.5%
2016 6.89 million number +1.3%
2017 6.91 million number +0.3%
2018 6.98 million number +1.0%
2019 7.07 million number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.28 million number 6.82 million number 7.67 million number 6
2010s 7.02 million number 6.81 million number 7.67 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 8 Niger 287,766 number compare
  2. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 283,053 number compare
  3. 10 Burkina Faso 247,526 number compare
  4. 11 Chad 222,383 number compare
  5. 12 Cameroon 211,017 number compare
  6. 13 Senegal 198,887 number compare
  7. 14 Uzbekistan 174,073 number compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA only?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in IDA only was 7.07 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 IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 7.67 million number in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 6.81 million number in 2015.
How does IDA only rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
IDA only ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this IDA 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/