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

Lower middle income: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 8.59 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8.59 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 42 groups
All-time high
10.23 million number
in 2013
All-time low
8.58 million number
in 2018
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lower middle income, 2013–2019

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2013201620192013: 10.2M number2014: 9.6M number2015: 9.3M number2016: 9.0M number2017: 8.7M number2018: 8.6M number2019: 8.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 8.59 million number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Lower middle income ranks 9th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Lower middle income, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 10.23 million number
2014 9.60 million number -6.1%
2015 9.32 million number -2.9%
2016 8.99 million number -3.6%
2017 8.67 million number -3.6%
2018 8.58 million number -1.0%
2019 8.59 million number +0.1%

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 332,827 number
  2. 7 Niger 298,741 number compare
  3. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 286,481 number compare
  4. 9 Burkina Faso 255,914 number compare
  5. 10 Chad 218,834 number compare
  6. 11 Cameroon 211,658 number compare
  7. 12 Senegal 209,005 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lower middle income?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lower middle income was 8.59 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 Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 10.23 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 8.58 million number in 2018.
How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Lower middle income ranks 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lower 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/