Middle income - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Middle income was 21,266,880 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65,549,330 in 1979 and a minimum value of 18,337,870 in 2013.

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
1970 63,017,440
1971 65,526,260
1972 64,727,930
1973 59,677,680
1974 58,818,970
1975 56,512,320
1976 56,536,170
1977 59,211,720
1978 65,090,780
1979 65,549,330
1980 63,877,490
1981 61,512,290
1982 60,263,930
1983 59,365,390
1984 57,917,400
1985 54,788,230
1986 51,417,520
1987 50,039,040
1988 48,103,350
1989 45,660,860
1990 45,679,890
1991 45,800,820
1992 46,591,700
1993 46,099,620
1994 46,173,030
1995 48,376,150
1996 49,073,180
1997 49,425,570
1998 47,126,920
1999 42,697,830
2000 39,503,120
2001 37,547,050
2002 35,679,080
2003 28,817,720
2004 26,488,170
2005 24,506,400
2006 23,833,460
2007 20,322,430
2008 19,970,450
2009 19,751,070
2010 19,070,000
2011 18,927,360
2012 18,833,940
2013 18,337,870
2014 20,413,990
2015 21,087,780
2016 20,996,160
2017 20,970,730
2018 20,822,140
2019 21,266,880

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