Small states - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Small states was 233,497 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 413,641 in 1993 and a minimum value of 233,497 in 2019.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 331,301
1971 341,875
1972 337,073
1973 331,453
1974 315,979
1975 304,770
1976 298,386
1977 287,117
1978 298,836
1979 306,735
1980 311,568
1981 304,595
1982 295,704
1983 296,481
1984 294,288
1985 291,837
1986 305,267
1987 310,307
1988 323,922
1989 336,568
1990 370,305
1991 389,211
1992 406,516
1993 413,641
1994 401,361
1995 408,918
1996 410,207
1997 406,918
1998 401,492
1999 409,192
2000 366,299
2001 344,238
2002 334,994
2003 324,526
2004 315,815
2005 310,661
2006 294,278
2007 293,210
2008 285,259
2009 281,332
2010 263,857
2011 251,744
2012 246,865
2013 248,630
2014 248,523
2015 242,625
2016 241,022
2017 235,998
2018 240,371
2019 233,497

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