Globally, 570 million children are enrolled in school. The
number of children of primary school age who were out
of school fell from 103 million in 1999 to 73 million in
2006. In that year, primary school enrolment in
developing countries reached 88 per cent on average, up
from 83 per cent in 2000.
» In sub-Saharan Africa, the net primary school enrolment
ratio has only recently reached 71 per cent, even after a
significant jump in enrolment that began in 2000. Around
38 million children of primary school age in this region
are still out of school.
» In Southern Asia, the enrolment ratio has climbed above
90 per cent, yet more than 18 million children of primary
school age are not enrolled.