Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) - Country Ranking - Africa

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: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Somalia 89.06 1980
2 Dem. Rep. Congo 64.11 1999
3 Equatorial Guinea 54.81 2015
4 Eritrea 49.81 2018
5 Niger 44.91 2019
6 Mali 44.17 2018
7 Central African Republic 40.81 2012
8 Nigeria 39.99 2010
9 Djibouti 36.10 2021
10 Sudan 35.27 2018
11 Chad 35.04 2019
12 Guinea-Bissau 29.18 2010
13 Angola 28.52 2011
14 Burkina Faso 24.55 2020
15 Gabon 22.84 2019
16 Madagascar 21.79 2003
17 Guinea 21.34 2020
18 Mauritania 21.25 2019
19 Liberia 21.07 2017
20 Senegal 19.49 2020
21 Comoros 18.17 2018
22 Kenya 16.98 2012
23 Ethiopia 16.85 2020
24 Congo 16.33 2018
25 Eswatini 15.90 2019
26 Tanzania 14.51 2020
27 Seychelles 14.12 2019
28 Zambia 12.97 2017
29 Zimbabwe 12.76 2020
30 Cameroon 12.72 2019
31 Uganda 12.22 2017
32 South Africa 9.81 2019
33 Benin 9.62 2020
34 Burundi 8.43 2021
35 Cabo Verde 8.22 2019
36 The Gambia 8.11 2021
37 Botswana 8.08 2017
38 Côte d'Ivoire 7.01 2020
39 Rwanda 6.20 2019
40 São Tomé and Principe 6.02 2017
41 Lesotho 5.98 2018
42 Libya 5.88 1981
43 Ghana 5.07 2020
44 Togo 4.04 2019
45 Mozambique 3.72 2019
46 Algeria 3.52 2008
47 Morocco 2.56 2017
48 Namibia 2.43 2012
49 Malawi 2.29 2007
50 Sierra Leone 1.54 2015
51 Mauritius 0.94 2013
52 Egypt 0.67 2012
53 Tunisia 0.31 2009

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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