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

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in World was 9.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 35.11 in 1971, while its lowest value was 9.09 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/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 34.73
1971 35.11
1972 34.11
1973 31.20
1974 30.29
1975 28.70
1976 28.08
1977 28.54
1978 30.34
1979 30.15
1980 28.85
1981 27.78
1982 27.23
1983 26.85
1984 26.34
1985 25.25
1986 24.00
1987 23.49
1988 22.68
1989 21.78
1990 21.74
1991 21.42
1992 21.64
1993 21.27
1994 20.96
1995 21.25
1996 21.21
1997 20.81
1998 19.82
1999 18.51
2000 17.56
2001 17.08
2002 16.53
2003 14.28
2004 12.99
2005 12.07
2006 11.60
2007 10.33
2008 9.86
2009 9.77
2010 9.58
2011 9.41
2012 9.29
2013 9.09
2014 9.59
2015 9.87
2016 9.72
2017 9.70
2018 9.60
2019 9.61
2020 9.56

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

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 rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. 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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation