Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 2.55 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.55 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 2.89 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.34 million number, in 2015.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 19th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.89 million number | — |
| 1999 | 2.87 million number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.79 million number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.86 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.79 million number | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.79 million number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.75 million number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.71 million number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.58 million number | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.56 million number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.55 million number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.51 million number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.45 million number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.36 million number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.41 million number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.38 million number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.34 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.46 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.56 million number | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.55 million number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.88 million number | 2.87 million number | 2.89 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.69 million number | 2.51 million number | 2.86 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 million number | 2.34 million number | 2.56 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 864,804 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 2.55 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 million number in 2015.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & 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, 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/