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

India
815,165
in 2023
Indonesia
859,417
in 2018
India rank
10th
Indonesia rank
9th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197119972023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 859,417 against 815,165 in India, a difference of 44,252.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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 10.08 million 2.26 million 7.83 million India
1990s 7.12 million 324,907 6.79 million India
2000s 3.24 million 438,601 2.80 million India
2010s 4.04 million 658,074 3.38 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, India or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 859,417 against 815,165 in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between India and Indonesia?
44,252, 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, male?
India ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 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.