South Asia - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in South Asia was 7,050,627 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,309,470 in 1971 and a minimum value of 6,656,837 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 14,253,760
1971 14,309,470
1972 13,819,430
1973 12,820,540
1974 13,050,560
1975 12,873,190
1976 12,887,590
1977 12,388,240
1978 13,329,570
1979 13,581,940
1980 13,509,780
1981 13,329,430
1982 13,443,880
1983 12,986,830
1984 13,058,780
1985 13,227,200
1986 12,847,840
1987 13,577,220
1988 12,807,560
1989 12,190,830
1990 12,322,530
1991 12,664,040
1992 12,868,400
1993 12,642,920
1994 12,390,530
1995 12,552,870
1996 12,747,210
1997 12,999,970
1998 13,635,470
1999 13,510,550
2000 12,740,660
2001 13,214,820
2002 13,151,940
2003 12,481,280
2004 10,182,430
2005 8,673,035
2006 8,186,728
2007 6,656,837
2008 7,670,601
2009 8,924,385
2010 8,449,894
2011 9,452,175
2012 8,201,132
2013 7,071,372
2014 8,082,457
2015 8,679,306
2016 8,058,007
2017 8,147,556
2018 7,233,310
2019 7,050,627

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