Other small states - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Other small states was 202,883 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 364,274 in 1993 and a minimum value of 202,883 in 2019.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 291,117
1971 303,487
1972 301,263
1973 295,063
1974 281,668
1975 263,411
1976 252,518
1977 250,137
1978 262,524
1979 268,395
1980 266,585
1981 260,305
1982 254,009
1983 257,049
1984 253,955
1985 249,559
1986 263,054
1987 272,773
1988 286,165
1989 304,840
1990 330,914
1991 340,483
1992 357,299
1993 364,274
1994 354,385
1995 363,616
1996 360,539
1997 361,738
1998 359,507
1999 363,519
2000 324,745
2001 303,719
2002 292,724
2003 281,693
2004 279,574
2005 270,722
2006 254,382
2007 250,283
2008 246,815
2009 242,637
2010 230,804
2011 221,208
2012 217,539
2013 220,696
2014 219,738
2015 213,832
2016 213,486
2017 206,926
2018 209,401
2019 202,883

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