IDA only - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in IDA only was 12,053,160 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,384,240 in 1999 and a minimum value of 11,358,450 in 2008.

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 13,327,860
1971 13,374,970
1972 12,986,380
1973 12,608,030
1974 13,040,660
1975 12,898,620
1976 12,775,800
1977 12,680,740
1978 12,711,990
1979 12,889,960
1980 12,911,780
1981 13,083,480
1982 13,434,050
1983 13,577,440
1984 14,370,850
1985 14,903,410
1986 15,384,860
1987 16,023,410
1988 16,017,820
1989 16,690,290
1990 17,530,530
1991 17,526,020
1992 18,090,200
1993 18,644,300
1994 18,779,440
1995 18,368,810
1996 18,632,790
1997 18,198,710
1998 18,698,900
1999 19,384,240
2000 18,574,410
2001 17,901,760
2002 16,712,120
2003 15,662,490
2004 14,828,250
2005 13,790,740
2006 13,020,740
2007 12,573,380
2008 11,358,450
2009 11,572,200
2010 12,057,310
2011 11,579,060
2012 11,658,600
2013 11,602,060
2014 11,839,510
2015 12,264,730
2016 12,194,720
2017 12,285,410
2018 12,126,680
2019 12,053,160

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