Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 2.77 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.77 million number
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
17th
of 42 groups
All-time high
4.63 million number
in 2005
All-time low
2.77 million number
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Upper middle income, 2005–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M2005201220192005: 4.6M number2006: 4.4M number2007: 4.3M number2008: 4.0M number2009: 3.8M number2010: 3.6M number2011: 3.5M number2012: 3.4M number2013: 3.2M number2014: 3.1M number2015: 2.9M number2016: 2.8M number2017: 3.0M number2018: 2.8M number2019: 2.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Upper middle income stood at 2.77 million number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Upper middle income peaked at 4.63 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.77 million number, in 2019.

That places Upper middle income 17th 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 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Upper middle income, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 4.63 million number
2006 4.45 million number -3.9%
2007 4.33 million number -2.7%
2008 4.00 million number -7.6%
2009 3.82 million number -4.5%
2010 3.57 million number -6.5%
2011 3.50 million number -1.9%
2012 3.35 million number -4.3%
2013 3.20 million number -4.6%
2014 3.05 million number -4.5%
2015 2.87 million number -6.1%
2016 2.84 million number -1.0%
2017 3.02 million number +6.3%
2018 2.80 million number -7.3%
2019 2.77 million number -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.25 million number 3.82 million number 4.63 million number 5
2010s 3.10 million number 2.77 million number 3.57 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 14 Uzbekistan 174,073 number compare
  2. 15 Mali 170,811 number compare
  3. 16 Türkiye 167,814 number compare
  4. 17 Philippines 160,325 number compare
  5. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 151,218 number compare
  6. 19 Brazil 149,173 number compare
  7. 20 Saudi Arabia 142,887 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 Upper middle income?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Upper middle income was 2.77 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 4.63 million number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 2.77 million number in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Upper middle income ranks 17th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Upper middle 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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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/