IDA total - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in IDA total was 24,492,860 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35,075,060 in 1996 and a minimum value of 23,400,880 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
1972 26,752,620
1973 26,172,990
1974 26,450,450
1975 26,020,820
1976 25,911,810
1977 25,749,620
1978 25,739,390
1979 25,217,550
1980 24,875,840
1981 24,436,770
1982 24,716,130
1983 25,163,630
1984 25,751,880
1985 26,854,030
1986 28,150,250
1987 29,316,370
1988 29,389,280
1989 30,424,390
1990 31,431,000
1991 31,471,080
1992 32,055,430
1993 32,599,890
1994 33,010,980
1995 33,743,000
1996 35,075,060
1997 34,410,870
1998 34,515,770
1999 34,575,280
2000 33,414,800
2001 32,601,650
2002 31,457,250
2003 29,672,610
2004 28,032,720
2005 26,825,170
2006 26,373,860
2007 25,020,870
2008 24,781,280
2009 24,424,970
2010 24,554,750
2011 23,848,450
2012 23,621,900
2013 23,400,880
2014 23,433,740
2015 24,721,390
2016 24,359,700
2017 24,718,200
2018 24,300,940
2019 24,492,860

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