IBRD only - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in IBRD only was 8,746,114 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,429,200 in 1979 and a minimum value of 6,122,469 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/)

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Year Value
1970 47,262,580
1971 48,953,880
1972 48,640,620
1973 44,239,420
1974 43,269,060
1975 41,387,760
1976 41,506,500
1977 44,272,890
1978 50,360,430
1979 51,429,200
1980 49,962,860
1981 47,940,000
1982 46,842,470
1983 45,623,600
1984 43,810,420
1985 39,873,440
1986 35,392,020
1987 33,402,380
1988 31,637,160
1989 28,862,560
1990 28,561,640
1991 28,567,060
1992 29,492,930
1993 28,930,180
1994 28,791,920
1995 30,386,200
1996 30,246,360
1997 31,061,020
1998 28,665,890
1999 24,407,200
2000 22,256,480
2001 20,791,270
2002 19,566,410
2003 13,954,720
2004 12,618,870
2005 11,235,680
2006 10,375,240
2007 7,803,427
2008 6,633,685
2009 6,755,053
2010 6,329,004
2011 6,520,923
2012 6,450,885
2013 6,122,469
2014 8,203,421
2015 8,209,951
2016 8,505,442
2017 8,308,404
2018 8,651,442
2019 8,746,114

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