Canada - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Canada was 6,652 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 124,213 in 1995 and a minimum value of 1,013 in 2016.

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
1982 85,306
1983 90,595
1984 102,576
1985 105,856
1986 99,327
1987 98,590
1988 99,485
1989 95,115
1990 95,965
1991 38,464
1992 44,684
1993 83,173
1994 96,858
1995 124,213
1996 102,557
1998 20,398
1999 1,742
2000 1,937
2012 12,027
2013 12,482
2014 13,487
2015 9,238
2016 1,013
2017 2,753
2018 5,025
2019 6,652

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Canada was 10,482 as of 1998. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68,163 in 1995 and a minimum value of 10,482 in 1998.

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
1982 42,952
1983 47,635
1984 54,304
1985 54,512
1986 50,305
1987 50,516
1988 50,656
1989 55,016
1990 42,881
1991 20,913
1992 23,836
1993 47,095
1994 58,382
1995 68,163
1996 57,977
1998 10,482

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Canada was 0.89 as of 1998. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 5.90 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.89 in 1998.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 4.04
1983 4.50
1984 5.15
1985 5.17
1986 4.76
1987 4.75
1988 4.72
1989 5.08
1990 3.92
1991 1.89
1992 2.12
1993 4.14
1994 5.09
1995 5.90
1996 4.99
1998 0.89

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Canada was 9,916 as of 1998. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56,050 in 1995 and a minimum value of 9,916 in 1998.

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
1982 42,354
1983 42,960
1984 48,272
1985 51,344
1986 49,022
1987 48,074
1988 48,829
1989 40,099
1990 53,084
1991 17,551
1992 20,848
1993 36,078
1994 38,476
1995 56,050
1996 44,580
1998 9,916

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Canada was 0.80 as of 1998. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 4.63 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.80 in 1998.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 3.78
1983 3.86
1984 4.35
1985 4.63
1986 4.41
1987 4.29
1988 4.32
1989 3.51
1990 4.60
1991 1.50
1992 1.76
1993 3.01
1994 3.18
1995 4.61
1996 3.65
1998 0.80

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Canada was 0.28 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 5.24 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 2016.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 3.91
1983 4.17
1984 4.74
1985 4.90
1986 4.58
1987 4.52
1988 4.52
1989 4.28
1990 4.27
1991 1.69
1992 1.93
1993 3.56
1994 4.11
1995 5.24
1996 4.31
1998 0.85
1999 0.07
2000 0.08
2012 0.55
2013 0.57
2014 0.61
2015 0.41
2016 0.04
2017 0.12
2018 0.21
2019 0.28

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation