IDA total - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in IDA total was 20,166,490 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,806,370 in 1999 and a minimum value of 18,029,720 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/)

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Year Value
1972 18,839,380
1973 18,510,550
1974 18,787,960
1975 18,738,140
1976 18,770,810
1977 18,521,630
1978 18,525,370
1979 18,284,990
1980 18,169,670
1981 18,029,720
1982 18,102,730
1983 18,298,140
1984 19,360,980
1985 20,270,050
1986 21,437,470
1987 22,437,820
1988 22,903,350
1989 23,905,930
1990 24,908,970
1991 25,091,540
1992 25,704,070
1993 26,205,960
1994 26,576,070
1995 26,556,900
1996 27,554,120
1997 26,958,440
1998 27,298,610
1999 27,806,370
2000 26,597,840
2001 25,816,740
2002 24,705,920
2003 23,470,500
2004 21,849,670
2005 20,749,960
2006 20,944,420
2007 19,218,000
2008 19,187,610
2009 19,239,820
2010 19,864,220
2011 19,633,130
2012 20,008,630
2013 19,516,720
2014 19,444,850
2015 20,682,710
2016 20,163,650
2017 20,455,270
2018 19,516,210
2019 20,166,490

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