Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members
OECD members: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 609,662 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 609,662 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members peaked at 1.15 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 609,662 number, in 2019.
OECD members ranks 30th of 42 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.14 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.15 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.15 million number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 981,346 number | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 897,312 number | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 836,226 number | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 861,494 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 851,239 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 815,482 number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 736,909 number | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 660,086 number | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 675,207 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 702,799 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 635,604 number | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 677,720 number | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 707,774 number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 632,423 number | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 609,662 number | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.15 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million number | 836,226 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 685,367 number | 609,662 number | 815,482 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 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
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24,746 number compare
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in OECD members was 609,662 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 609,662 number in 2019.
- How does OECD members rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- OECD members ranks 30th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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/