Cyprus - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Cyprus was 295.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,731.00 in 1977 and a minimum value of 15.00 in 2005.

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 15,955.00
1972 16,551.00
1973 16,272.00
1974 16,465.00
1975 20,938.00
1976 22,368.00
1977 22,731.00
1978 21,869.00
1979 21,004.00
1980 21,115.00
1981 18,914.00
1982 20,971.00
1983 20,871.00
1984 20,755.00
1985 20,326.00
1986 17,336.00
1987 14,827.00
1988 14,186.00
1989 14,590.00
1990 15,643.00
1991 16,013.00
1992 17,852.00
1993 1,508.00
1994 1,986.00
1995 2,460.00
1996 2,516.00
1997 2,411.00
1999 63.00
2000 1,276.00
2001 1,347.00
2002 724.00
2003 517.00
2004 482.00
2005 15.00
2006 37.00
2007 114.00
2008 228.00
2009 198.00
2010 19.00
2011 82.00
2012 710.00
2013 973.00
2014 1,217.00
2015 758.00
2016 961.00
2017 754.00
2018 329.00
2019 295.00

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