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Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in South Asia was 14,971,570 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,729,180 in 1987 and a minimum value of 13,640,040 in 2013.

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	39,893,350
1971	40,999,800
1972	40,280,690
1973	37,768,460
1974	38,713,920
1975	38,105,960
1976	38,317,070
1977	37,342,420
1978	40,630,080
1979	41,420,250
1980	41,132,050
1981	40,478,470
1982	41,182,540
1983	40,264,010
1984	39,722,810
1985	40,434,490
1986	39,279,060
1987	41,729,180
1988	39,670,630
1989	37,552,340
1990	38,228,260
1991	38,759,580
1992	38,761,070
1993	37,344,490
1994	36,045,440
1995	36,139,470
1996	36,176,500
1997	36,505,980
1998	38,054,270
1999	37,193,870
2000	34,616,810
2001	34,722,010
2002	33,761,650
2003	26,969,120
2004	22,568,540
2005	19,489,420
2006	18,116,070
2007	14,891,380
2008	15,182,380
2009	16,713,170
2010	15,894,080
2011	17,148,410
2012	15,556,470
2013	13,640,040
2014	16,278,610
2015	17,392,760
2016	16,452,460
2017	16,525,660
2018	15,591,970
2019	14,971,570

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in South Asia was 7,920,938 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28,151,960 in 1987 and a minimum value of 6,568,672 in 2013.

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	25,639,590
1971	26,690,320
1972	26,461,260
1973	24,947,920
1974	25,663,360
1975	25,232,770
1976	25,429,480
1977	24,954,180
1978	27,300,510
1979	27,838,310
1980	27,622,270
1981	27,149,040
1982	27,738,670
1983	27,277,170
1984	26,664,030
1985	27,207,290
1986	26,431,210
1987	28,151,960
1988	26,863,070
1989	25,361,510
1990	25,905,730
1991	26,095,540
1992	25,892,670
1993	24,701,570
1994	23,654,910
1995	23,586,600
1996	23,429,300
1997	23,506,010
1998	24,418,800
1999	23,683,320
2000	21,876,150
2001	21,507,190
2002	20,609,720
2003	14,487,840
2004	12,386,110
2005	10,816,390
2006	9,929,340
2007	8,234,539
2008	7,511,783
2009	7,788,780
2010	7,444,188
2011	7,696,238
2012	7,355,334
2013	6,568,672
2014	8,196,148
2015	8,713,451
2016	8,394,453
2017	8,378,104
2018	8,358,661
2019	7,920,938

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in South Asia was 9.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 57.84 in 1971, while its lowest value was 7.81 in 2013.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	56.69
1971	57.84
1972	56.02
1973	51.66
1974	52.08
1975	50.33
1976	49.90
1977	47.97
1978	51.37
1979	51.29
1980	49.90
1981	48.14
1982	48.25
1983	46.40
1984	44.41
1985	44.43
1986	42.38
1987	44.16
1988	41.18
1989	37.97
1990	37.92
1991	37.40
1992	36.31
1993	33.96
1994	31.99
1995	31.48
1996	30.95
1997	30.70
1998	31.57
1999	30.37
2000	27.87
2001	27.27
2002	25.95
2003	18.10
2004	15.36
2005	13.33
2006	12.16
2007	10.02
2008	9.09
2009	9.38
2010	8.93
2011	9.21
2012	8.77
2013	7.81
2014	9.72
2015	10.31
2016	9.94
2017	9.92
2018	9.93
2019	9.49
2020	9.16

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in South Asia was 7,050,627 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,309,470 in 1971 and a minimum value of 6,656,837 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	14,253,760
1971	14,309,470
1972	13,819,430
1973	12,820,540
1974	13,050,560
1975	12,873,190
1976	12,887,590
1977	12,388,240
1978	13,329,570
1979	13,581,940
1980	13,509,780
1981	13,329,430
1982	13,443,880
1983	12,986,830
1984	13,058,780
1985	13,227,200
1986	12,847,840
1987	13,577,220
1988	12,807,560
1989	12,190,830
1990	12,322,530
1991	12,664,040
1992	12,868,400
1993	12,642,920
1994	12,390,530
1995	12,552,870
1996	12,747,210
1997	12,999,970
1998	13,635,470
1999	13,510,550
2000	12,740,660
2001	13,214,820
2002	13,151,940
2003	12,481,280
2004	10,182,430
2005	8,673,035
2006	8,186,728
2007	6,656,837
2008	7,670,601
2009	8,924,385
2010	8,449,894
2011	9,452,175
2012	8,201,132
2013	7,071,372
2014	8,082,457
2015	8,679,306
2016	8,058,007
2017	8,147,556
2018	7,233,310
2019	7,050,627

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in South Asia was 8.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 29.48 in 1970, while its lowest value was 7.33 in 2007.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	29.48
1971	28.99
1972	27.36
1973	24.84
1974	24.80
1975	24.05
1976	23.69
1977	22.32
1978	23.52
1979	23.48
1980	22.90
1981	22.17
1982	21.92
1983	20.70
1984	20.36
1985	20.19
1986	19.22
1987	19.84
1988	18.26
1989	16.95
1990	16.70
1991	16.76
1992	16.63
1993	16.00
1994	15.41
1995	15.40
1996	15.46
1997	15.57
1998	16.15
1999	15.85
2000	14.82
2001	15.26
2002	15.06
2003	14.16
2004	11.46
2005	9.69
2006	9.08
2007	7.33
2008	8.39
2009	9.71
2010	9.16
2011	10.22
2012	8.85
2013	7.62
2014	8.70
2015	9.36
2016	8.71
2017	8.83
2018	7.88
2019	7.75
2020	8.51

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in South Asia was 8.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 42.93 in 1971, while its lowest value was 7.71 in 2013.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	42.63
1971	42.93
1972	41.21
1973	37.81
1974	37.99
1975	36.76
1976	36.36
1977	34.73
1978	37.00
1979	36.95
1980	35.97
1981	34.74
1982	34.66
1983	33.13
1984	31.99
1985	31.90
1986	30.40
1987	31.57
1988	29.31
1989	27.07
1990	26.91
1991	26.67
1992	26.07
1993	24.61
1994	23.35
1995	23.10
1996	22.88
1997	22.81
1998	23.52
1999	22.79
2000	21.05
2001	20.99
2002	20.25
2003	16.04
2004	13.32
2005	11.42
2006	10.54
2007	8.61
2008	8.72
2009	9.55
2010	9.05
2011	9.74
2012	8.81
2013	7.71
2014	9.19
2015	9.81
2016	9.30
2017	9.35
2018	8.86
2019	8.58
2020	8.82

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation