Lower middle income - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Lower middle income was 33,376,640 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70,228,530 in 1971 and a minimum value of 30,218,090 in 2013.

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 68,793,160
1971 70,228,530
1972 68,895,190
1973 66,588,680
1974 67,843,620
1975 66,164,500
1976 65,490,450
1977 62,934,880
1978 64,023,950
1979 64,118,180
1980 62,355,280
1981 60,971,170
1982 58,970,320
1983 58,152,950
1984 58,187,400
1985 59,799,840
1986 60,347,550
1987 63,146,090
1988 62,094,960
1989 60,752,670
1990 62,251,940
1991 62,901,530
1992 63,495,040
1993 62,112,350
1994 60,746,480
1995 62,450,470
1996 63,072,660
1997 63,434,510
1998 64,199,620
1999 62,645,100
2000 58,115,180
2001 55,956,740
2002 54,521,860
2003 47,205,270
2004 42,601,730
2005 39,400,220
2006 37,470,390
2007 31,421,040
2008 32,675,840
2009 33,388,070
2010 32,173,670
2011 32,714,270
2012 31,229,170
2013 30,218,090
2014 33,557,300
2015 34,970,940
2016 34,020,300
2017 34,011,620
2018 32,696,960
2019 33,376,640

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