Fragile and conflict affected situations - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 32,524,280 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37,758,190 in 1999 and a minimum value of 22,594,460 in 1982.

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
1970 24,821,610
1971 25,244,000
1972 25,420,540
1973 25,461,100
1974 26,325,500
1975 26,525,760
1976 26,533,130
1977 26,158,970
1978 25,587,340
1979 24,583,760
1980 23,798,880
1981 22,807,820
1982 22,594,460
1983 22,610,450
1984 23,179,330
1985 24,413,840
1986 25,904,520
1987 27,270,070
1988 28,354,410
1989 29,882,060
1990 31,262,970
1991 30,900,850
1992 31,973,710
1993 32,719,060
1994 33,303,500
1995 34,204,990
1996 36,632,640
1997 36,845,080
1998 37,314,720
1999 37,758,190
2000 36,782,380
2001 36,051,780
2002 35,193,770
2003 34,320,850
2004 33,567,390
2005 32,366,320
2006 31,277,330
2007 29,731,990
2008 29,553,600
2009 29,580,100
2010 30,023,050
2011 28,681,120
2012 28,527,860
2013 28,501,580
2014 29,233,280
2015 30,693,310
2016 31,131,380
2017 31,624,670
2018 30,978,520
2019 32,524,280

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