IBRD only - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in IBRD only was 8,172,220 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,727,110 in 1971 and a minimum value of 7,137,926 in 2007.

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 25,067,080
1971 25,727,110
1972 25,506,510
1973 23,621,620
1974 23,153,320
1975 22,550,010
1976 22,189,950
1977 22,300,400
1978 24,004,540
1979 23,721,880
1980 22,753,840
1981 21,681,300
1982 21,325,630
1983 20,836,670
1984 19,823,040
1985 18,463,250
1986 16,850,160
1987 16,145,850
1988 14,798,530
1989 13,116,550
1990 13,033,330
1991 13,126,210
1992 13,964,200
1993 14,400,150
1994 15,225,150
1995 17,165,980
1996 18,328,420
1997 19,865,810
1998 18,042,790
1999 15,277,900
2000 14,208,680
2001 13,504,410
2002 13,248,890
2003 12,638,650
2004 11,555,220
2005 10,536,740
2006 9,844,611
2007 7,137,926
2008 7,691,775
2009 8,789,231
2010 8,273,613
2011 9,225,353
2012 7,544,776
2013 7,142,443
2014 8,692,064
2015 8,420,270
2016 8,433,149
2017 8,314,549
2018 8,064,057
2019 8,172,220

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