Over 272 Million Children out-of-School Across the Globe: Global Education Monitoring Report

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The Global out-of-School population is now estimated to be 272 million, over 21 million more than the last estimate, according to UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Team (GEM).

The team, in its latest report, has pointed out that by 2025, Countries will be off-track by 75 million relative to their national targets.

“Two reasons explain this upward adjustment. First, New Enrollment and Attendance Data Account For Eight Million, or 38%, of the increase Afghanistan in 2021 also contributes to this increase, “The report said.

“Second, updated Un Population Estimates Account for 13 Million, or the remain 62%, of the increase. Compared to the Estimates Last Used In the Out-Out-School Model, The 2024 World Population Propents Estimate that the number of 6- to 17-Year-Elds in 2025

The report also noted that the impact of conflicts on out-of-shopuol population can be undressed, as Conflicts Hamper Data Collection.

The change in the global population estimates impacts out-of-tool rate and population estimates. Still, the magnitude of that impact depends on the source of data on enrollment and Attendance.

“If the source is administer data, then the full increase of the population is passed on to the out-of-shopl population by the person, there is no fresh information on enrollment.

“But if the source is survey data, then the increase of population is passed on to the in-shop and out-of-to——–four populations proportionatetely. As the model related OUT-of-School populations, only part of the increase school-age population is estimated to be out of school, “it said.

In Total, Around 11% of Primary School-age Children (78 Million), 15% of Lower Secondary School-Member Adolesments (64 Million) and 31% of of upper secondary school-age youths (130 million) ARO OUTE Ope of Schole.

The model used Multiple Data Sources (Administ, Survey and Census) to generate internal consistent trends of regional and global average.

“The model at the country level reconciles different sources, imputes values ​​on years when there are no data, and involves short-term projections.”

“Therefore, they are not the same as countries’ official out-of-shop values, which are based on a single source on a given year OUT-of-School Rate Targets to be achieved by 2025 and 2030, “The report said.

“Collectively, as the SDG 4 Scorecard Shows, Countries will reduce their out-of-shopl population by 165 million by 2030 if they meet their targets.”

“However, it is projected that by 2025 countries Secondary school age. In Total, this means that, alredy by 2025, Countries will be off-track by 75 million relative to their national targets, “IT added.

The report noted that the impact of conflict on out-of-tool populations is being undressed.

“The out-of-School Model Estimates Assume Stable Patterns of School-Member-Population Progression Through the Education System. Crises when school Attendance Changes Suddenly.

“Not only can it not be assumed that long-term trends will continue, but there is useless no information or insufficient information to undersrstand cries’ Short-and medium-term IPACTS. ConflictS Hampers data collection on school participation and therefore is likely to lead to an undress of the out-of-to-shop population, “It said.