Lao PDR - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Lao PDR was 33,973 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 138,251 in 1992 and a minimum value of 16,658 in 2014.

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
1992 138,251
1993 129,421
1994 122,859
1996 121,507
1997 115,905
1998 107,653
1999 107,027
2000 106,309
2001 109,797
2002 107,159
2003 97,508
2004 92,382
2005 85,569
2006 78,642
2007 66,927
2008 55,770
2009 44,641
2010 27,246
2011 25,916
2012 25,826
2013 18,398
2014 16,658
2015 21,968
2016 26,229
2017 30,978
2018 35,174
2019 35,058
2020 33,973

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