rxwalefash/schooldata

Analysing data on out-of-school children in Nigeria on a state-by-state basis. # schooldata Analysing data on out-of-school children in Nigeria on a state-by-state basis. Percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed primary education Data sources: unicef.org DHS 2018 UNICEF Out-of-school children are children and young people in the official age range for a given level of education who are not attending either pre-primary, primary, secondary or higher levels of education. The objective of the out-of-school children rate is to identify the part of the population in the official age range for a given level of education not attending school, in order to formulate targeted policies that can be put in place to ensure they have access to education. It is used to calculate SDG 4.1.4 – out-of-school rate for different levels of education, including primary, lower secondary and upper secondary. Non-formal education is not included in the out-of-school rate.