Ecuador - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Ecuador was 26,147 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 223,875 in 1976 and a minimum value of 14,231 in 2002.

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 206,940
1973 214,019
1974 210,023
1975 223,211
1976 223,875
1977 192,650
1978 174,584
1979 139,046
1980 159,712
1994 128,115
1995 121,288
1996 102,732
1997 62,327
1998 55,723
1999 60,406
2000 50,654
2001 27,626
2002 14,231
2003 15,549
2005 38,135
2006 27,548
2007 16,798
2008 102,041
2009 17,566
2010 14,251
2011 16,225
2012 22,018
2013 19,637
2014 19,364
2015 18,294
2016 19,917
2017 21,217
2018 24,550
2019 27,680
2020 26,147

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