Kuwait - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Kuwait was 6,144 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53,364 in 1992 and a minimum value of 1,401 in 1999.

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
1971 14,373
1972 15,214
1973 14,099
1974 13,269
1975 13,062
1976 13,759
1977 11,836
1978 4,710
1979 6,280
1980 10,246
1981 10,544
1982 10,538
1983 9,191
1984 8,063
1985 5,339
1986 5,358
1987 10,683
1988 13,461
1992 53,364
1994 26,089
1996 4,491
1997 3,897
1999 1,401
2000 6,986
2001 10,571
2002 8,997
2005 9,424
2016 6,144

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