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

Pakistan: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 346,337 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
346,337 number
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
4th
of 132 countries
All-time high
346,337 number
in 2019
All-time low
266,158 number
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan, 2014–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2014201620192014: 266.2k number2015: 299.5k number2017: 316.2k number2018: 314.3k number2019: 346.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan stood at 346,337 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

That places Pakistan 4th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Pakistan, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 266,158 number
2015 299,482 number +12.5%
2017 316,225 number +5.6%
2018 314,281 number -0.6%
2019 346,337 number +10.2%

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 Ethiopia 887,278 number
  2. 2 Egypt 757,134 number compare
  3. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 350,222 number compare
  4. 5 Kenya 333,298 number
  5. 6 Iraq 327,232 number
  6. 7 Iran, Islamic Republic of 312,479 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pakistan was 346,337 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 346,337 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 266,158 number in 2014.
How does Pakistan rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Pakistan ranks 4th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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/