Low income - Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Low income was 23.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 67.12 in 1972, while its lowest value was 23.07 in 2020.

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:

Year Value
1972 67.12
1973 66.11
1974 65.22
1975 63.90
1976 62.41
1977 60.92
1978 60.69
1979 59.97
1980 58.26
1981 57.07
1982 58.24
1983 57.64
1984 57.39
1985 57.76
1986 57.37
1987 57.96
1988 57.43
1989 58.77
1990 60.02
1991 58.22
1992 59.37
1993 59.43
1994 58.29
1995 57.02
1996 57.33
1997 53.99
1998 53.32
1999 52.76
2000 51.07
2001 48.81
2002 46.01
2003 43.49
2004 40.48
2005 37.59
2006 34.84
2007 32.82
2008 29.08
2009 28.23
2010 28.49
2011 26.89
2012 25.72
2013 24.95
2014 24.20
2015 25.01
2016 24.50
2017 24.33
2018 24.00
2019 23.23
2020 23.07

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

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation