UNICEF Out-of-School Rates for Children Below Official Entry Age

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) provides administrative data on the proportion of children one year younger than the official entry age who are not enrolled in any level of education. The dataset was last updated on March 26, 2026. It measures out-of-school rates for pre-primary, primary, secondary, and higher education levels.

Use Cases

• Benchmark national education system access based on out-of-school rates.
• Identify disparities in early childhood enrollment based on administrative data.
• Monitor progress towards education-related Sustainable Development Goals based on enrollment indicators.

Strengths

• Data is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ), an authoritative source for global child welfare indicators.
• Dataset is available in both CSV and XML formats, offering flexibility for different analysis tools.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Collection Method

Administrative data collection.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 10:11:30.198418; freshness should be verified.