IBRD only - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in IBRD only was 16,918,330 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75,151,070 in 1979 and a minimum value of 13,264,910 in 2013.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 72,329,660
1971 74,680,980
1972 74,147,130
1973 67,861,030
1974 66,422,380
1975 63,937,770
1976 63,696,450
1977 66,573,290
1978 74,364,980
1979 75,151,070
1980 72,716,700
1981 69,621,300
1982 68,168,100
1983 66,460,270
1984 63,633,460
1985 58,336,690
1986 52,242,190
1987 49,548,230
1988 46,435,690
1989 41,979,110
1990 41,594,980
1991 41,693,270
1992 43,457,130
1993 43,330,340
1994 44,017,070
1995 47,552,180
1996 48,574,780
1997 50,926,820
1998 46,708,680
1999 39,685,100
2000 36,465,160
2001 34,295,670
2002 32,815,300
2003 26,593,360
2004 24,174,100
2005 21,772,410
2006 20,219,850
2007 14,941,350
2008 14,325,460
2009 15,544,280
2010 14,602,620
2011 15,746,280
2012 13,995,660
2013 13,264,910
2014 16,895,480
2015 16,630,220
2016 16,938,590
2017 16,622,950
2018 16,715,500
2019 16,918,330

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