Nicaragua - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Nicaragua was 28,180 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 255,636 in 1989 and a minimum value of 4,878 in 2005.

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 205,018
1971 198,143
1972 203,983
1973 205,522
1974 210,292
1975 205,440
1976 203,502
1977 212,886
1978 229,337
1980 197,371
1982 219,212
1983 223,810
1984 240,520
1985 221,675
1986 235,198
1987 231,163
1988 236,529
1989 255,636
1990 244,801
1991 231,722
1992 210,707
1993 207,712
1994 201,965
1995 215,930
1996 220,418
1999 143,233
2000 119,827
2001 89,155
2002 33,701
2004 6,435
2005 4,878
2006 18,666
2007 20,412
2008 14,425
2010 28,180

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