Fragile and conflict affected situations - Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 27.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 64.03 in 1972, while its lowest value was 26.65 in 2018.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1972 64.03
1973 62.65
1974 62.76
1975 61.99
1976 60.83
1977 58.46
1978 55.73
1979 52.00
1980 49.19
1981 46.20
1982 44.76
1983 43.81
1984 43.77
1985 45.03
1986 46.56
1987 47.37
1988 47.80
1989 49.09
1990 49.95
1991 48.05
1992 48.40
1993 48.03
1994 47.76
1995 48.60
1996 51.09
1997 50.50
1998 49.45
1999 48.67
2000 46.83
2001 45.17
2002 43.08
2003 41.40
2004 39.46
2005 37.35
2006 35.22
2007 33.40
2008 32.35
2009 31.55
2010 31.05
2011 29.14
2012 28.09
2013 27.58
2014 27.21
2015 27.97
2016 27.72
2017 27.68
2018 26.65
2019 27.09
2020 27.02

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

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 rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. 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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation