Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 23,194,890 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36,370,540 in 1999 and a minimum value of 22,038,780 in 2013.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1972 23,305,500
1973 23,574,850
1974 23,959,480
1975 23,706,650
1976 23,485,680
1977 23,327,770
1978 23,348,060
1979 23,452,450
1980 23,266,350
1981 23,270,220
1982 24,188,650
1983 24,469,780
1984 25,254,120
1985 26,027,360
1986 26,706,710
1987 28,021,620
1988 28,922,670
1989 30,468,700
1990 32,061,330
1991 32,216,310
1992 33,800,120
1993 34,975,930
1994 35,344,500
1995 34,937,930
1996 35,766,500
1997 34,632,140
1998 35,447,560
1999 36,370,540
2000 35,673,260
2001 34,526,340
2002 32,576,750
2003 31,031,440
2004 29,553,420
2005 28,020,780
2006 26,366,000
2007 25,130,620
2008 22,565,240
2009 22,910,830
2010 23,559,840
2011 22,767,590
2012 22,458,830
2013 22,038,780
2014 22,078,140
2015 23,001,100
2016 22,775,720
2017 23,043,110
2018 23,467,570
2019 23,194,890

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