Other small states - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Other small states was 435,266 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 719,417 in 1993 and a minimum value of 435,266 in 2019.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 569,123
1971 594,195
1972 590,007
1973 580,159
1974 557,458
1975 528,042
1976 510,486
1977 505,749
1978 528,576
1979 541,586
1980 537,766
1981 522,718
1982 504,740
1983 510,383
1984 507,711
1985 498,927
1986 523,361
1987 541,497
1988 566,635
1989 602,855
1990 656,168
1991 674,201
1992 707,487
1993 719,417
1994 700,271
1995 714,968
1996 711,343
1997 715,480
1998 707,567
1999 712,889
2000 637,171
2001 603,090
2002 581,159
2003 565,869
2004 562,109
2005 550,309
2006 518,849
2007 512,777
2008 511,021
2009 503,139
2010 477,826
2011 454,308
2012 452,933
2013 460,642
2014 460,895
2015 450,573
2016 451,346
2017 438,439
2018 442,449
2019 435,266

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