Low income - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Low income was 11,904,590 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,026,970 in 1999 and a minimum value of 10,437,610 in 1972.

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 10,437,610
1973 10,513,100
1974 10,652,170
1975 10,629,660
1976 10,632,540
1977 10,563,710
1978 10,766,340
1979 10,866,790
1980 10,757,800
1981 10,723,630
1982 11,178,170
1983 11,289,720
1984 11,480,800
1985 11,792,360
1986 11,957,810
1987 12,482,460
1988 12,714,350
1989 13,398,540
1990 14,086,500
1991 14,053,130
1992 14,756,660
1993 15,230,080
1994 15,379,010
1995 15,445,960
1996 15,905,540
1997 15,468,890
1998 15,799,960
1999 16,026,970
2000 15,944,150
2001 15,653,780
2002 15,185,500
2003 14,604,730
2004 14,006,220
2005 13,392,720
2006 12,775,450
2007 12,399,500
2008 11,314,840
2009 11,308,150
2010 11,731,720
2011 11,363,080
2012 11,145,050
2013 11,081,720
2014 11,148,990
2015 11,782,220
2016 11,787,330
2017 11,959,100
2018 12,049,730
2019 11,904,590

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