Fragile and conflict affected situations - Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 23.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 57.47 in 1970, while its lowest value was 22.78 in 2018.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 57.47
1971 57.06
1972 55.98
1973 54.70
1974 55.11
1975 54.50
1976 53.34
1977 51.32
1978 48.97
1979 45.90
1980 43.41
1981 40.73
1982 39.35
1983 38.41
1984 38.39
1985 39.47
1986 40.94
1987 41.73
1988 42.29
1989 43.43
1990 44.32
1991 42.78
1992 43.13
1993 42.95
1994 42.56
1995 42.72
1996 44.76
1997 44.17
1998 43.38
1999 43.13
2000 41.20
2001 39.60
2002 37.81
2003 36.31
2004 34.63
2005 32.56
2006 30.70
2007 28.44
2008 27.53
2009 26.85
2010 26.54
2011 24.74
2012 24.03
2013 23.44
2014 23.35
2015 24.00
2016 23.86
2017 23.74
2018 22.78
2019 23.41
2020 23.41

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

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 rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. 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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation