Lesotho - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Lesotho was 4,299 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92,805 in 1999 and a minimum value of 4,299 in 2017.

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 53,600
1972 58,371
1973 58,847
1974 53,143
1976 55,631
1977 56,969
1978 65,247
1979 66,620
1980 67,535
1981 68,603
1982 65,316
1983 67,658
1984 68,334
1985 66,574
1986 67,722
1987 67,306
1988 67,072
1989 69,865
1990 73,730
1991 72,464
1992 73,079
1993 77,966
1994 76,281
1995 76,635
1996 77,890
1998 89,209
1999 92,805
2000 52,967
2001 48,472
2002 42,041
2003 36,133
2004 34,109
2005 29,948
2006 25,166
2007 26,404
2008 23,582
2009 22,705
2010 18,463
2011 17,741
2012 17,719
2013 16,594
2014 15,859
2015 12,787
2016 9,258
2017 4,299

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