IDA only - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in IDA only was 13,767,090 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,112,220 in 1999 and a minimum value of 13,266,380 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/)

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Year Value
1970 18,358,360
1971 19,267,960
1972 18,965,760
1973 18,322,910
1974 18,735,880
1975 18,155,200
1976 17,860,820
1977 17,921,900
1978 17,934,100
1979 17,901,420
1980 17,667,410
1981 17,566,880
1982 18,173,500
1983 18,549,390
1984 18,788,410
1985 19,412,350
1986 19,806,310
1987 20,538,040
1988 20,011,810
1989 20,607,420
1990 21,443,310
1991 21,234,320
1992 21,751,450
1993 22,331,110
1994 22,430,710
1995 22,633,940
1996 22,976,330
1997 22,514,990
1998 22,829,480
1999 23,112,220
2000 22,295,080
2001 21,589,160
2002 20,174,640
2003 19,012,520
2004 18,050,400
2005 17,140,570
2006 16,081,290
2007 15,352,040
2008 14,256,410
2009 14,170,590
2010 14,293,370
2011 13,585,020
2012 13,267,230
2013 13,266,380
2014 13,320,100
2015 13,842,220
2016 13,681,160
2017 13,858,690
2018 14,028,660
2019 13,767,090

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