United Kingdom - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in United Kingdom was 25,377 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 139,607 in 1985 and a minimum value of 3,478 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
1971 51,658
1972 74,636
1973 104,029
1974 120,308
1975 124,313
1976 123,136
1977 111,602
1978 107,340
1979 98,775
1980 59,781
1981 61,448
1982 82,531
1983 113,647
1984 116,785
1985 139,607
1986 102,605
1987 45,269
1988 10,287
1991 45,340
1992 78,586
2002 5,717
2004 15,196
2006 13,248
2007 53,893
2008 20,715
2009 38,076
2010 33,662
2011 35,227
2012 32,221
2013 3,478
2016 6,361
2017 7,128
2018 12,844
2019 25,377

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