Low income - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Low income was 9,671,260 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,092,420 in 1999 and a minimum value of 8,331,491 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 8,331,491
1973 8,405,071
1974 8,535,402
1975 8,532,255
1976 8,547,901
1977 8,506,282
1978 8,687,955
1979 8,785,522
1980 8,700,323
1981 8,700,400
1982 9,041,781
1983 9,110,111
1984 9,327,927
1985 9,591,080
1986 9,850,616
1987 10,305,690
1988 10,633,490
1989 11,227,640
1990 11,795,120
1991 11,908,990
1992 12,540,810
1993 12,979,000
1994 13,024,650
1995 12,410,060
1996 12,650,560
1997 12,173,910
1998 12,541,200
1999 13,092,420
2000 12,878,050
2001 12,498,260
2002 12,137,380
2003 11,584,620
2004 11,119,890
2005 10,482,240
2006 9,993,518
2007 9,597,821
2008 8,587,444
2009 8,593,582
2010 8,909,783
2011 8,485,432
2012 8,625,029
2013 8,468,409
2014 8,752,341
2015 9,227,150
2016 9,354,907
2017 9,445,055
2018 9,436,428
2019 9,671,260

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