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44 Catalog of Indicators Education Name of indicator: Out-­‐Of-­‐School population in school age Definition: Population in the official primary, secondary age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools and public or private school. [1] Description: To identify the size of the population in the official primary and secondary school age range [6-­‐20 years] who never attended primary education or dropped out, to identify the target population for policies and interventions aimed at achieving universal primary education. [1] Sector: Education Subsector: Literacy, Level of education, Access to education Sources: [1] Education Indicators: Technical guidelines. United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 2009. [2] Tools and indicators for gender impact analysis, monitoring and evaluation. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. 2002. [3] A fair share for women: Cambodia gender assessment and Policy Briefs. Ministry of Women’s Affairs. 2008. Unit of measuring: Absolut number Formula: OSP a t = TP a− ES p,sFormula explained: Subtract the number of primary school-­‐age pupils enrolled in either primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school age range where: tOSP a= Out of school population in school-­‐age group TP a= Total population of school-­‐age group ES p,s = Enrolled students in either primary or secondary Priority: Yes Indicator developed: Yes Local/International: Local and international Kind of indicator: Impact and on going Data source/s: School register, School survey or census for enrolment, Population census or estimates