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

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 18,530,340 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,027,360 in 1999 and a minimum value of 12,707,420 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
1972 14,448,860
1973 14,485,810
1974 14,886,880
1975 14,974,270
1976 15,012,700
1977 14,776,800
1978 14,433,880
1979 13,794,310
1980 13,345,930
1981 12,795,670
1982 12,707,420
1983 12,745,270
1984 13,058,810
1985 13,764,630
1986 14,561,610
1987 15,307,900
1988 15,850,550
1989 16,703,200
1990 17,422,440
1991 17,149,180
1992 17,724,420
1993 18,070,150
1994 18,445,340
1995 19,201,080
1996 20,625,840
1997 20,780,180
1998 20,986,880
1999 21,027,360
2000 20,636,320
2001 20,298,670
2002 19,796,430
2003 19,320,470
2004 18,883,090
2005 18,323,550
2006 17,708,780
2007 17,226,630
2008 17,129,320
2009 17,142,600
2010 17,319,320
2011 16,657,970
2012 16,444,560
2013 16,528,130
2014 16,788,740
2015 17,623,300
2016 17,815,020
2017 18,160,990
2018 17,846,780
2019 18,530,340

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