OECD members - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in OECD members was 493,379 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,832,934 in 1971 and a minimum value of 487,886 in 2007.

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 4,820,582
1971 4,832,934
1972 4,808,637
1973 4,584,558
1974 4,654,831
1975 4,552,861
1976 4,221,541
1977 4,034,782
1978 3,901,970
1979 3,490,721
1980 2,610,153
1981 2,553,909
1982 2,378,540
1983 2,516,013
1984 2,432,026
1985 2,440,858
1986 2,192,691
1987 1,921,540
1988 1,767,595
1989 1,834,814
1990 1,509,281
1991 1,562,784
1992 1,679,498
1993 1,969,016
1994 2,152,679
1995 2,082,886
1996 2,054,088
1997 2,098,043
1998 1,285,985
1999 941,442
2000 956,920
2001 1,075,299
2002 1,170,679
2003 1,081,490
2004 917,251
2005 586,605
2006 495,317
2007 487,886
2008 499,003
2009 651,200
2010 680,179
2011 782,527
2012 921,058
2013 1,004,109
2014 816,492
2015 703,384
2016 537,762
2017 520,830
2018 513,544
2019 493,379

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