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

Small states: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 173,517 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
173,517 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
36th
of 42 groups
All-time high
173,517 number
in 2019
All-time low
158,579 number
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states, 2005–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k2005201220192005: 162.2k number2006: 161.2k number2007: 161.9k number2008: 161.5k number2009: 160.3k number2010: 159.5k number2011: 158.6k number2012: 159.0k number2013: 160.3k number2014: 160.2k number2015: 160.6k number2016: 161.6k number2017: 169.4k number2018: 173.4k number2019: 173.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states stood at 173,517 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states peaked at 173,517 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 158,579 number, in 2011.

That places Small states 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Small states, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 162,250 number
2006 161,181 number -0.7%
2007 161,885 number +0.4%
2008 161,545 number -0.2%
2009 160,264 number -0.8%
2010 159,484 number -0.5%
2011 158,579 number -0.6%
2012 158,951 number +0.2%
2013 160,290 number +0.8%
2014 160,156 number -0.1%
2015 160,621 number +0.3%
2016 161,567 number +0.6%
2017 169,358 number +4.8%
2018 173,358 number +2.4%
2019 173,517 number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 161,425 number 160,264 number 162,250 number 5
2010s 163,588 number 158,579 number 173,517 number 10

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  1. 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24,746 number compare
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  3. 35 Honduras 24,300 number compare
  4. 36 Kazakhstan 22,430 number compare
  5. 37 Australia 22,277 number compare
  6. 38 Mexico 20,429 number compare
  7. 39 Botswana 20,377 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Small states was 173,517 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 Small states?
The highest recorded value was 173,517 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 158,579 number in 2011.
How does Small states rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Small states ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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/