Small states - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Small states was 267,063 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 401,112 in 1993 and a minimum value of 262,813 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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 324,397
1971 335,245
1972 329,083
1973 326,428
1974 312,710
1975 312,303
1976 310,535
1977 298,550
1978 310,122
1979 319,197
1980 324,757
1981 314,195
1982 297,140
1983 300,036
1984 301,354
1985 298,098
1986 308,741
1987 306,298
1988 320,655
1989 332,414
1990 367,450
1991 381,219
1992 397,361
1993 401,112
1994 389,961
1995 394,127
1996 398,101
1997 397,777
1998 390,859
1999 392,927
2000 352,844
2001 339,474
2002 334,165
2003 330,113
2004 320,455
2005 320,782
2006 306,354
2007 307,232
2008 304,543
2009 299,986
2010 281,945
2011 265,949
2012 267,669
2013 270,750
2014 273,125
2015 268,045
2016 267,561
2017 262,813
2018 265,934
2019 267,063

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