Fragile and conflict affected situations - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 13,993,940 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,730,830 in 1999 and a minimum value of 9,865,178 in 1983.

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
1972 10,971,680
1973 10,975,300
1974 11,438,630
1975 11,551,490
1976 11,520,430
1977 11,382,170
1978 11,153,460
1979 10,789,450
1980 10,452,950
1981 10,012,160
1982 9,887,042
1983 9,865,178
1984 10,120,520
1985 10,649,200
1986 11,342,920
1987 11,962,170
1988 12,503,860
1989 13,178,860
1990 13,840,530
1991 13,751,670
1992 14,249,300
1993 14,648,910
1994 14,858,160
1995 15,003,910
1996 16,006,800
1997 16,064,900
1998 16,327,840
1999 16,730,830
2000 16,146,060
2001 15,753,110
2002 15,397,340
2003 15,000,380
2004 14,684,300
2005 14,042,770
2006 13,568,550
2007 12,505,360
2008 12,424,280
2009 12,437,490
2010 12,703,730
2011 12,023,150
2012 12,083,300
2013 11,973,450
2014 12,444,540
2015 13,070,010
2016 13,316,360
2017 13,463,680
2018 13,131,740
2019 13,993,940

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