Caribbean small states - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Caribbean small states was 29,451 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42,044 in 1976 and a minimum value of 16,825 in 1989.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 30,430
1971 30,855
1972 28,126
1973 27,841
1974 23,734
1975 35,728
1976 42,044
1977 32,465
1978 33,044
1979 33,157
1980 39,449
1981 35,976
1982 28,515
1983 27,584
1984 28,782
1985 28,705
1986 29,085
1987 18,867
1988 21,979
1989 16,825
1990 25,161
1991 31,499
1992 32,281
1993 33,920
1994 33,165
1995 31,689
1996 31,502
1997 31,659
1998 28,762
1999 27,456
2000 24,781
2001 27,362
2002 34,344
2003 35,047
2004 27,461
2005 31,243
2006 32,561
2007 35,148
2008 32,291
2009 32,650
2010 30,361
2011 29,451

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation