India vs Indonesia: Children out of school, primary, female

India
907,274
in 2023
Indonesia
1.33 million
in 2018
India rank
9th
Indonesia rank
6th

Children out of school, primary, female over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197119972023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 1.33 million against 907,274 in India, a difference of 422,376.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 177 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 18.35 million 3.20 million 15.16 million India
1990s 17.94 million 684,131 17.25 million India
2000s 5.97 million 435,287 5.53 million India
2010s 2.64 million 1.23 million 1.41 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, India or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 1.33 million against 907,274 in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between India and Indonesia?
422,376, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.