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

Small states: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 166,996 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
166,996 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
35th
of 42 groups
All-time high
166,996 number
in 2019
All-time low
150,457 number
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states, 2005–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k2005201220192005: 156.8k number2006: 153.8k number2007: 154.8k number2008: 154.2k number2009: 152.6k number2010: 151.5k number2011: 151.3k number2012: 151.0k number2013: 151.5k number2014: 150.5k number2015: 151.4k number2016: 155.6k number2017: 161.6k number2018: 166.7k number2019: 167.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states stood at 166,996 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states peaked at 166,996 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 150,457 number, in 2014.

Small states ranks 35th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Small states, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 156,816 number
2006 153,765 number -1.9%
2007 154,807 number +0.7%
2008 154,250 number -0.4%
2009 152,561 number -1.1%
2010 151,472 number -0.7%
2011 151,280 number -0.1%
2012 151,003 number -0.2%
2013 151,514 number +0.3%
2014 150,457 number -0.7%
2015 151,388 number +0.6%
2016 155,550 number +2.7%
2017 161,623 number +3.9%
2018 166,702 number +3.1%
2019 166,996 number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 154,440 number 152,561 number 156,816 number 5
2010s 155,798 number 150,457 number 166,996 number 10

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,009 number compare
  2. 33 Palestine, State of 22,622 number compare
  3. 34 Australia 22,212 number compare
  4. 35 Honduras 21,294 number compare
  5. 36 Botswana 19,814 number compare
  6. 37 Italy 18,983 number compare
  7. 38 Romania 17,761 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states was 166,996 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 Small states?
The highest recorded value was 166,996 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 150,457 number in 2014.
How does Small states rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Small states ranks 35th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small states 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/