Lesotho - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Lesotho was 3,109 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80,023 in 1999 and a minimum value of 3,109 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 28,506
1972 34,049
1973 35,234
1974 26,686
1976 27,861
1977 27,673
1978 38,301
1979 37,903
1980 39,971
1981 42,171
1982 38,255
1983 40,949
1984 41,195
1985 39,532
1986 42,211
1987 41,995
1988 42,593
1989 45,830
1990 49,137
1991 48,402
1992 49,637
1993 55,253
1994 54,977
1995 59,220
1996 58,189
1998 73,738
1999 80,023
2000 42,140
2001 38,186
2002 33,089
2003 27,460
2004 26,719
2005 22,969
2006 18,968
2007 22,061
2008 18,909
2009 17,451
2010 15,100
2011 15,380
2012 14,832
2013 12,897
2014 12,767
2015 10,829
2016 7,097
2017 3,109

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