Algeria - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Algeria was 7,718 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 866,046 in 1973 and a minimum value of 7,718 in 2020.

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
1973 866,046
1974 781,030
1975 731,044
1976 688,975
1977 659,253
1978 645,462
1979 661,950
1980 646,464
1981 657,367
1982 689,335
1983 735,831
1984 722,889
1985 733,454
1986 710,820
1987 679,124
1988 652,265
1989 623,454
1990 614,621
1991 549,637
1992 510,013
1993 539,814
1994 548,351
1995 541,872
1996 565,833
1997 592,222
1999 462,619
2000 426,108
2001 329,083
2002 272,111
2003 245,671
2004 207,294
2005 186,567
2006 169,018
2007 153,328
2008 98,566
2009 29,031
2010 30,997
2011 26,336
2012 24,848
2015 23,175
2016 26,224
2017 19,722
2018 14,211
2019 12,511
2020 7,718

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