South Asia - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in South Asia was 7,920,938 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28,151,960 in 1987 and a minimum value of 6,568,672 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 25,639,590
1971 26,690,320
1972 26,461,260
1973 24,947,920
1974 25,663,360
1975 25,232,770
1976 25,429,480
1977 24,954,180
1978 27,300,510
1979 27,838,310
1980 27,622,270
1981 27,149,040
1982 27,738,670
1983 27,277,170
1984 26,664,030
1985 27,207,290
1986 26,431,210
1987 28,151,960
1988 26,863,070
1989 25,361,510
1990 25,905,730
1991 26,095,540
1992 25,892,670
1993 24,701,570
1994 23,654,910
1995 23,586,600
1996 23,429,300
1997 23,506,010
1998 24,418,800
1999 23,683,320
2000 21,876,150
2001 21,507,190
2002 20,609,720
2003 14,487,840
2004 12,386,110
2005 10,816,390
2006 9,929,340
2007 8,234,539
2008 7,511,783
2009 7,788,780
2010 7,444,188
2011 7,696,238
2012 7,355,334
2013 6,568,672
2014 8,196,148
2015 8,713,451
2016 8,394,453
2017 8,378,104
2018 8,358,661
2019 7,920,938

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