Australia - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Australia was 7,866 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68,051 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3,862 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
1971 27,782
1973 41,283
1974 46,407
1975 22,627
1976 13,451
1982 6,964
1983 13,233
1984 27,571
1985 28,295
1986 23,673
1987 20,212
1988 15,810
1989 15,177
1990 17,656
1991 22,443
1992 24,513
1993 27,807
1994 30,438
1995 48,845
1996 46,458
1997 52,444
1998 57,043
1999 64,195
2000 68,051
2003 39,459
2004 34,294
2011 27,006
2012 23,852
2017 3,862
2018 4,495
2019 7,866

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