France - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in France was 6,482 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106,084 in 1985 and a minimum value of 2,133 in 1997.

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 66,783
1972 71,028
1977 15,864
1979 26,376
1980 22,636
1982 53,922
1983 102,812
1985 106,084
1986 45,629
1992 15,330
1993 42,966
1994 42,454
1995 19,353
1997 2,133
1999 64,794
2000 72,517
2001 73,823
2002 75,192
2003 79,580
2004 81,089
2008 11,188
2009 19,927
2010 25,514
2011 8,639
2012 14,744
2013 17,614
2014 32,595
2015 12,578
2016 6,482

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