Australia | Children out of school (% of primary school age)
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. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Commonwealth of Australia
Records
63
Source
Australia | Children out of school (% of primary school age)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
2.57164001 1971
1972
3.93876004 1973
4.03115988 1974
1.45667005 1975
1.02257001 1976
0.18717 1977
0.07775 1978
0.52713001 1979
1.17973006 1980
1.41882002 1981
1.92826998 1982
2.23268008 1983
3.2871201 1984
3.31367993 1985
2.96920991 1986
2.73165011 1987
2.31409001 1988
2.11718011 1989
1.94911003 1990
2.16553998 1991
2.43498993 1992
2.77423 1993
2.88470006 1994
4.5049901 1995
4.26869011 1996
4.60198021 1997
4.32596016 1998
4.37361002 1999
4.70642996 2000
0.47571999 2001
0.33127999 2002
1.38429999 2003
1.11954999 2004
0.57262999 2005
0.48196 2006
0.26154 2007
0.29742 2008
0.3046 2009
0.32350001 2010
2.70568991 2011
2.30446005 2012
0.04827 2013
0.07196 2014
0.02813 2015
0.00778 2016
0.05779 2017
0.19165 2018
0.21404 2019
0.58085001 2020
0.36781001 2021
2022
Australia | Children out of school (% of primary school age)
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. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Commonwealth of Australia
Records
63
Source