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

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 12,514,900 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,668,690 in 1999 and a minimum value of 12,011,020 in 2014.

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 12,674,410
1973 12,814,880
1974 13,014,720
1975 12,879,650
1976 12,761,700
1977 12,664,580
1978 12,676,630
1979 12,727,580
1980 12,629,350
1981 12,619,650
1982 13,132,850
1983 13,284,490
1984 13,679,310
1985 14,091,450
1986 14,385,290
1987 15,086,620
1988 15,489,510
1989 16,309,960
1990 17,151,630
1991 17,168,530
1992 18,016,520
1993 18,628,550
1994 18,859,000
1995 19,000,690
1996 19,533,130
1997 18,983,030
1998 19,366,830
1999 19,668,690
2000 19,397,060
2001 18,830,400
2002 17,834,780
2003 17,024,460
2004 16,189,520
2005 15,484,010
2006 14,597,050
2007 13,997,270
2008 12,670,890
2009 12,769,050
2010 13,055,840
2011 12,672,400
2012 12,254,030
2013 12,084,660
2014 12,011,020
2015 12,549,430
2016 12,398,420
2017 12,561,530
2018 12,886,160
2019 12,514,900

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