Lesotho - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Lesotho was 7,408 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 172,828 in 1999 and a minimum value of 7,408 in 2017.

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 82,106
1971 91,613
1972 92,420
1973 94,081
1974 79,829
1976 83,492
1977 84,642
1978 103,548
1979 104,523
1980 107,506
1981 110,774
1982 103,571
1983 108,607
1984 109,529
1985 106,106
1986 109,933
1987 109,301
1988 109,665
1989 115,695
1990 122,867
1991 120,866
1992 122,716
1993 133,219
1994 131,258
1995 135,855
1996 136,079
1998 162,947
1999 172,828
2000 95,107
2001 86,658
2002 75,130
2003 63,593
2004 60,828
2005 52,917
2006 44,134
2007 48,465
2008 42,491
2009 40,156
2010 33,563
2011 33,121
2012 32,551
2013 29,491
2014 28,626
2015 23,616
2016 16,355
2017 7,408

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