IDA total - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in IDA total was 44,659,350 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62,629,180 in 1996 and a minimum value of 42,466,490 in 1981.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1972 45,592,000
1973 44,683,540
1974 45,238,410
1975 44,758,960
1976 44,682,620
1977 44,271,260
1978 44,264,760
1979 43,502,540
1980 43,045,510
1981 42,466,490
1982 42,818,860
1983 43,461,770
1984 45,112,860
1985 47,124,080
1986 49,587,720
1987 51,754,190
1988 52,292,630
1989 54,330,320
1990 56,339,970
1991 56,562,620
1992 57,759,500
1993 58,805,840
1994 59,587,060
1995 60,299,900
1996 62,629,180
1997 61,369,310
1998 61,814,380
1999 62,381,650
2000 60,012,640
2001 58,418,390
2002 56,163,170
2003 53,143,120
2004 49,882,390
2005 47,575,130
2006 47,318,280
2007 44,238,870
2008 43,968,890
2009 43,664,780
2010 44,418,970
2011 43,481,570
2012 43,630,530
2013 42,917,600
2014 42,878,600
2015 45,404,100
2016 44,523,350
2017 45,173,460
2018 43,817,160
2019 44,659,350

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