Venezuela - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Venezuela was 324,992 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 530,164 in 1974 and a minimum value of 82,627 in 2002.

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
1971 487,876
1972 483,515
1973 492,933
1974 530,164
1975 526,775
1976 479,561
1977 463,208
1978 439,687
1979 425,076
1999 354,587
2000 270,691
2001 198,759
2002 82,627
2003 140,724
2004 139,178
2005 169,014
2006 168,601
2007 122,932
2008 194,712
2009 137,262
2010 117,246
2011 120,920
2012 132,663
2013 163,201
2014 195,773
2015 208,182
2016 278,368
2017 324,992

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