Middle income - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Middle income was 18,599,920 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36,495,610 in 1971 and a minimum value of 16,642,900 in 2007.

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 35,858,810
1971 36,495,610
1972 35,743,740
1973 33,456,280
1974 33,103,070
1975 32,441,810
1976 32,124,750
1977 32,032,320
1978 33,563,950
1979 32,946,170
1980 31,970,320
1981 30,833,980
1982 30,245,520
1983 29,869,410
1984 29,684,250
1985 28,985,140
1986 28,260,460
1987 28,069,660
1988 26,847,440
1989 25,553,040
1990 25,906,980
1991 26,122,410
1992 26,936,300
1993 27,432,340
1994 28,524,680
1995 30,999,040
1996 32,871,080
1997 34,119,780
1998 32,523,660
1999 29,710,460
2000 27,683,650
2001 26,612,580
2002 25,651,270
2003 24,314,750
2004 22,115,070
2005 20,623,470
2006 20,644,330
2007 16,642,900
2008 18,150,580
2009 19,306,560
2010 19,128,070
2011 20,280,540
2012 18,867,120
2013 18,122,880
2014 19,306,030
2015 19,818,050
2016 19,162,440
2017 19,229,550
2018 18,060,310
2019 18,599,920

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