A national-level indicator measuring the percentage of children of official primary school age not enrolled in primary or secondary school. The data is intended to identify populations requiring policy intervention for universal primary education. It is produced by the Global Partnership for Education using country-specific definitions and methods.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the out-of-school_rate over time to assess progress towards universal primary education goals.
- Compare out-of-school_rate values across countries to identify regions with the greatest enrollment challenges.
- Model the relationship between out-of-school_rate and other development indicators like GDP or education spending.
- Use the out-of-school_rate as a target variable for evaluating the effectiveness of national education policies.
Strengths
- Indicator provides a standardized, percentage-based measure for cross-country comparison.
- Data is defined and intended for direct use in policy targeting and evaluation.
Limitations
- Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown.
- Relies on country-specific definitions which may reduce strict comparability.
- Sample data and column details are unavailable for preliminary inspection.
Provenance
- Source
- Global Partnership for Education via World Bank platform.
- Collection Method
- Calculated from national sources using country-specific definitions for the official primary school age population and enrollment.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- National-level coverage for participating countries.