Indonesia - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Indonesia was 1,555,014 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,778,477 in 1974 and a minimum value of 492,897 in 1987.

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
1971 5,478,072
1972 5,418,806
1974 5,778,477
1975 5,434,293
1976 4,961,158
1977 4,573,284
1978 3,192,896
1981 2,293,590
1982 936,747
1983 618,197
1984 557,741
1985 536,805
1986 695,426
1987 492,897
1988 571,364
1989 549,892
1990 986,292
1991 1,236,019
1992 1,478,239
1993 1,811,074
1994 1,672,716
1995 1,718,803
1996 2,004,165
1997 2,005,326
2001 1,005,842
2002 1,195,553
2003 1,339,065
2004 1,551,268
2005 1,822,157
2006 1,472,991
2007 829,576
2008 1,068,971
2009 871,223
2010 763,385
2011 890,102
2012 1,141,798
2013 1,767,974
2014 1,919,777
2016 1,778,716
2017 1,402,639
2018 1,555,014

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