Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income
High income: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 657,887 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income is 657,887 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income peaked at 1.05 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 589,997 number, in 2015.
That places High income 29th 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 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 968,669 number | — |
| 1999 | 997,489 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 966,063 number | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 898,330 number | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 906,663 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 891,051 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 854,741 number | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 777,530 number | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 710,741 number | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 739,627 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 738,282 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 589,997 number | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 598,135 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 658,768 number | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 687,253 number | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 657,887 number | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 983,079 number | 968,669 number | 997,489 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 978,963 number | 891,051 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 701,296 number | 589,997 number | 854,741 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 26 Sierra Leone 62,949 number compare
- 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41,086 number compare
- 28 Eritrea 38,136 number compare
- 29 Guatemala 33,380 number compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 29,100 number compare
- 31 Algeria 26,916 number compare
- 32 Nepal 24,791 number compare
More reference data data for High income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.51 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.81 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.82 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.81 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.1% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.34 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.04 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in High income was 657,887 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 589,997 number in 2015.
- How does High income rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- High income ranks 29th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/