Out-of-school children of primary school age in pre-primary education

Definition

Children in the official primary school age range who are enrolled in pre-primary education.

Data required

Number of pupils of primary school age enrolled in pre-primary education.

Data source

School registers, school surveys or censuses for enrolment.

Interpretation

Purpose

To identify the size of the population of official primary school age that is enrolled in pre-primary education and should be targeted by policies and strategies aimed at achieving universal primary education.

Types of disaggregation

By sex.