United Kingdom - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in United Kingdom was 30,146 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 127,901 in 1985 and a minimum value of 2,236 in 2006.

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
1971 49,786
1972 78,201
1973 104,981
1974 116,187
1975 113,797
1976 105,345
1977 95,229
1978 90,258
1979 83,833
1980 49,174
1981 49,210
1982 67,598
1983 101,073
1984 111,461
1985 127,901
1986 94,145
1987 35,262
1988 2,727
1991 32,663
1992 67,827
2002 2,324
2004 10,892
2006 2,236
2007 41,528
2008 22,984
2009 40,019
2010 34,458
2011 35,245
2012 31,808
2013 8,407
2016 9,850
2017 13,380
2018 19,278
2019 30,146

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