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

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 10,679,990 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,701,850 in 1999 and a minimum value of 9,894,350 in 2008.

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 10,631,090
1973 10,759,970
1974 10,944,760
1975 10,827,010
1976 10,723,980
1977 10,663,190
1978 10,671,440
1979 10,724,870
1980 10,637,000
1981 10,650,570
1982 11,055,800
1983 11,185,290
1984 11,574,820
1985 11,935,910
1986 12,321,420
1987 12,935,010
1988 13,433,160
1989 14,158,740
1990 14,909,700
1991 15,047,780
1992 15,783,600
1993 16,347,380
1994 16,485,500
1995 15,937,240
1996 16,233,380
1997 15,649,110
1998 16,080,730
1999 16,701,850
2000 16,276,210
2001 15,695,940
2002 14,741,970
2003 14,006,980
2004 13,363,900
2005 12,536,770
2006 11,768,960
2007 11,133,350
2008 9,894,350
2009 10,141,770
2010 10,504,010
2011 10,095,190
2012 10,204,800
2013 9,954,122
2014 10,067,120
2015 10,451,670
2016 10,377,300
2017 10,481,590
2018 10,581,410
2019 10,679,990

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