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

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Other small states was 232,384 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 355,143 in 1993 and a minimum value of 231,513 in 2017.

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 278,006
1971 290,709
1972 288,744
1973 285,096
1974 275,790
1975 264,631
1976 257,968
1977 255,612
1978 266,052
1979 273,191
1980 271,181
1981 262,413
1982 250,730
1983 253,334
1984 253,756
1985 249,367
1986 260,307
1987 268,724
1988 280,470
1989 298,015
1990 325,254
1991 333,718
1992 350,188
1993 355,143
1994 345,886
1995 351,351
1996 350,804
1997 353,742
1998 348,060
1999 349,370
2000 312,426
2001 299,371
2002 288,435
2003 284,176
2004 282,534
2005 279,587
2006 264,467
2007 262,494
2008 264,206
2009 260,502
2010 247,022
2011 233,101
2012 235,394
2013 239,946
2014 241,157
2015 236,741
2016 237,860
2017 231,513
2018 233,048
2019 232,384

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