IDA only - Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in IDA only was 16.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 58.54 in 1971, while its lowest value was 16.05 in 2019.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 58.19
1971 58.54
1972 55.83
1973 52.76
1974 52.90
1975 50.82
1976 49.07
1977 48.12
1978 47.09
1979 46.27
1980 45.00
1981 44.14
1982 44.64
1983 44.24
1984 44.50
1985 44.93
1986 45.00
1987 45.35
1988 43.49
1989 43.80
1990 44.57
1991 43.17
1992 43.19
1993 43.24
1994 42.42
1995 41.29
1996 41.03
1997 39.19
1998 39.00
1999 39.15
2000 36.92
2001 34.98
2002 31.98
2003 29.58
2004 27.41
2005 25.23
2006 23.25
2007 21.83
2008 19.59
2009 19.27
2010 19.33
2011 18.11
2012 17.61
2013 17.25
2014 17.04
2015 17.38
2016 16.94
2017 16.82
2018 16.54
2019 16.05
2020 16.07

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

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 rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. 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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation