Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states

Other small states: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 159,568 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
159,568 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
37th
of 42 groups
All-time high
159,568 number
in 2019
All-time low
142,670 number
in 2011
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states, 2006–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k2006201220192006: 142.8k number2007: 143.6k number2008: 143.9k number2009: 143.3k number2010: 142.8k number2011: 142.7k number2012: 143.9k number2013: 145.7k number2014: 145.1k number2015: 145.9k number2016: 148.0k number2017: 155.0k number2018: 158.6k number2019: 159.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Other small states recorded 159,568 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states peaked at 159,568 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 142,670 number, in 2011.

Other small states ranks 37th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Other small states, 2006 to 2019.
Year number Change
2006 142,834 number
2007 143,561 number +0.5%
2008 143,894 number +0.2%
2009 143,328 number -0.4%
2010 142,841 number -0.3%
2011 142,670 number -0.1%
2012 143,853 number +0.8%
2013 145,667 number +1.3%
2014 145,062 number -0.4%
2015 145,912 number +0.6%
2016 147,997 number +1.4%
2017 154,999 number +4.7%
2018 158,612 number +2.3%
2019 159,568 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 143,404 number 142,834 number 143,894 number 4
2010s 148,718 number 142,670 number 159,568 number 10

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 34 Palestine, State of 24,355 number compare
  2. 35 Honduras 24,300 number compare
  3. 36 Kazakhstan 22,430 number compare
  4. 37 Australia 22,277 number compare
  5. 38 Mexico 20,429 number compare
  6. 39 Botswana 20,377 number compare
  7. 40 Romania 18,729 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Other small states was 159,568 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 Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 159,568 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 142,670 number in 2011.
How does Other small states rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Other small states ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Other small states 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/