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Children out of school (% of primary school age)
2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971
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Children out of school (% of primary school age)

This statistics in other country:

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArab WorldArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbean small statesCentral African RepublicCentral Europe and the BalticsChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Rep.Costa RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEarly-demographic dividendEast Asia & PacificEast Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)EcuadorEgypt, Arab Rep.El SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuro areaEurope & Central AsiaEurope & Central Asia (excluding high income)Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)European UnionFijiFinlandFragile and conflict affected situationsFranceGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)High incomeHondurasHong Kong SAR, ChinaHungaryIBRD onlyIcelandIDA & IBRD totalIDA blendIDA onlyIDA totalIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Rep.IraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Dem. People’s Rep.Korea, Rep.KuwaitKyrgyz RepublicLao PDRLate-demographic dividendLatin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)LatviaLeast developed countries: UN classificationLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLow & middle incomeLow incomeLower middle incomeLuxembourgMacao SAR, ChinaMacedonia, FYRMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Middle East & North AfricaMiddle East & North Africa (excluding high income)Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)Middle incomeMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth AmericaNorwayOECD membersOmanOther small statesPacific island small statesPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPost-demographic dividendPre-demographic dividendPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSloveniaSmall statesSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AsiaSouth Asia (IDA & IBRD)South SudanSpainSri LankaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)SudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUpper middle incomeUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, RBVietnamWest Bank and GazaWorldYemen, Rep.ZambiaZimbabwe

Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1971 to 2015 of World. No data until 1970. Number of actual observations by date: 45.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

Categories, topics:

Education

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
17.295
Minimum:
8.864
jan 1, 2015
Maximum:
27.742
jan 1, 1972
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1971
27.647
+27.647
0.0%
jan 1, 1972
27.742
+0.095
0.34%
jan 1, 1973
26.87
-0.872
-3.14%
jan 1, 1974
24.742
-2.128
-7.92%
jan 1, 1975
24.073
-0.668
-2.7%
jan 1, 1976
22.947
-1.126
-4.68%
jan 1, 1977
22.329
-0.618
-2.69%
jan 1, 1978
22.358
+0.029
0.13%
jan 1, 1979
23.433
+1.075
4.81%
jan 1, 1980
23.117
-0.316
-1.35%
jan 1, 1981
21.991
-1.126
-4.87%
jan 1, 1982
21.261
-0.731
-3.32%
jan 1, 1983
20.829
-0.432
-2.03%
jan 1, 1984
20.59
-0.239
-1.15%
jan 1, 1985
20.348
-0.241
-1.17%
jan 1, 1986
19.754
-0.595
-2.92%
jan 1, 1987
18.987
-0.767
-3.88%
jan 1, 1988
18.681
-0.305
-1.61%
jan 1, 1989
18.055
-0.627
-3.35%
jan 1, 1990
17.622
-0.433
-2.4%
jan 1, 1991
17.682
+0.06
0.34%
jan 1, 1992
17.362
-0.32
-1.81%
jan 1, 1993
17.409
+0.047
0.27%
jan 1, 1994
17.284
-0.125
-0.72%
jan 1, 1995
17.171
-0.113
-0.65%
jan 1, 1996
17.417
+0.246
1.43%
jan 1, 1997
17.603
+0.185
1.06%
jan 1, 1998
17.301
-0.302
-1.71%
jan 1, 1999
16.678
-0.623
-3.6%
jan 1, 2000
15.885
-0.793
-4.75%
jan 1, 2001
14.999
-0.886
-5.58%
jan 1, 2002
14.519
-0.48
-3.2%
jan 1, 2003
13.506
-1.013
-6.98%
jan 1, 2004
12.343
-1.163
-8.61%
jan 1, 2005
11.48
-0.863
-6.99%
jan 1, 2006
11.237
-0.243
-2.12%
jan 1, 2007
10.817
-0.421
-3.74%
jan 1, 2008
9.659
-1.158
-10.7%
jan 1, 2009
9.44
-0.219
-2.26%
jan 1, 2010
9.589
+0.149
1.58%
jan 1, 2011
9.405
-0.185
-1.93%
jan 1, 2012
9.301
-0.103
-1.1%
jan 1, 2013
8.986
-0.315
-3.39%
jan 1, 2014
8.977
-0.009
-0.1%
jan 1, 2015
8.864
-0.113
-1.25%

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