IDA only - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in IDA only was 25,820,250 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42,496,450 in 1999 and a minimum value of 24,868,440 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 31,686,220
1971 32,642,930
1972 31,952,130
1973 30,930,940
1974 31,776,540
1975 31,053,820
1976 30,636,620
1977 30,602,650
1978 30,646,090
1979 30,791,380
1980 30,579,190
1981 30,650,360
1982 31,607,550
1983 32,126,830
1984 33,159,260
1985 34,315,760
1986 35,191,170
1987 36,561,440
1988 36,029,630
1989 37,297,720
1990 38,973,840
1991 38,760,340
1992 39,841,640
1993 40,975,410
1994 41,210,160
1995 41,002,740
1996 41,609,120
1997 40,713,700
1998 41,528,380
1999 42,496,450
2000 40,869,490
2001 39,490,910
2002 36,886,770
2003 34,675,010
2004 32,878,650
2005 30,931,320
2006 29,102,030
2007 27,925,420
2008 25,614,860
2009 25,742,790
2010 26,350,680
2011 25,164,080
2012 24,925,830
2013 24,868,440
2014 25,159,610
2015 26,106,950
2016 25,875,880
2017 26,144,100
2018 26,155,340
2019 25,820,250

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