Oman - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Oman was 2,862 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52,088 in 1973 and a minimum value of 2,862 in 2011.

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
1973 52,088
1974 49,433
1975 44,556
1976 46,630
1978 42,787
1979 42,348
1981 42,101
1982 42,380
1983 43,876
1984 40,316
1985 43,011
1986 42,454
1987 40,606
1988 44,516
1989 45,335
1990 46,540
1991 48,343
1992 48,173
1993 46,050
1994 46,557
1995 44,269
1996 37,960
1997 38,275
1998 35,162
1999 31,093
2000 28,953
2001 27,303
2002 25,815
2003 26,740
2011 2,862

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