Low income - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Low income was 21,575,850 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,119,390 in 1999 and a minimum value of 18,769,100 in 1972.

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 18,769,100
1973 18,918,180
1974 19,187,570
1975 19,161,920
1976 19,180,440
1977 19,070,000
1978 19,454,290
1979 19,652,310
1980 19,458,120
1981 19,424,030
1982 20,219,950
1983 20,399,840
1984 20,808,720
1985 21,383,440
1986 21,808,420
1987 22,788,150
1988 23,347,850
1989 24,626,180
1990 25,881,620
1991 25,962,120
1992 27,297,480
1993 28,209,080
1994 28,403,660
1995 27,856,020
1996 28,556,100
1997 27,642,800
1998 28,341,170
1999 29,119,390
2000 28,822,200
2001 28,152,030
2002 27,322,880
2003 26,189,350
2004 25,126,100
2005 23,874,960
2006 22,768,970
2007 21,997,320
2008 19,902,280
2009 19,901,730
2010 20,641,500
2011 19,848,510
2012 19,770,080
2013 19,550,120
2014 19,901,330
2015 21,009,370
2016 21,142,230
2017 21,404,160
2018 21,486,160
2019 21,575,850

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