Nigeria - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Nigeria was 8,615,770 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,615,770 in 2010 and a minimum value of 6,532,169 in 2007.

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
1999 7,018,601
2000 6,563,054
2004 6,816,675
2005 6,901,743
2006 6,979,702
2007 6,532,169
2008 8,348,023
2009 8,348,219
2010 8,615,770

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Nigeria was 4,969,385 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,969,385 in 2010 and a minimum value of 3,789,342 in 2000.

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
1999 3,985,312
2000 3,789,342
2004 3,864,750
2005 3,896,022
2006 3,878,533
2007 4,075,093
2008 4,874,836
2009 4,871,064
2010 4,969,385

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Nigeria was 39.99 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 42.61 in 1999, while its lowest value was 35.26 in 2006.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1999 42.61
2000 39.72
2004 37.01
2005 36.35
2006 35.26
2007 35.99
2008 41.76
2009 40.44
2010 39.99

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Nigeria was 3,646,385 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,646,385 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2,457,076 in 2007.

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
1999 3,033,289
2000 2,773,712
2004 2,951,925
2005 3,005,721
2006 3,101,169
2007 2,457,076
2008 3,473,187
2009 3,477,155
2010 3,646,385

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Nigeria was 28.26 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 31.36 in 1999, while its lowest value was 20.94 in 2007.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1999 31.36
2000 28.11
2004 27.31
2005 27.08
2006 27.22
2007 20.94
2008 28.69
2009 27.82
2010 28.26

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Nigeria was 34.02 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 36.89 in 1999, while its lowest value was 28.33 in 2007.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1999 36.89
2000 33.82
2004 32.08
2005 31.63
2006 31.17
2007 28.33
2008 35.11
2009 34.01
2010 34.02

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation