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.

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.