Euro area - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Euro area was 249,849 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,094,009 in 1973 and a minimum value of 114,410 in 1998.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 1,074,405
1971 1,085,208
1972 1,075,990
1973 1,094,009
1974 969,420
1975 915,958
1976 846,340
1977 833,358
1978 746,489
1979 687,701
1980 659,627
1981 674,748
1982 723,066
1983 838,859
1984 857,140
1985 831,772
1986 665,686
1987 596,845
1988 560,615
1989 533,334
1990 557,954
1991 581,334
1992 659,284
1993 627,079
1994 640,094
1995 538,931
1996 394,122
1997 356,652
1998 114,410
1999 188,235
2000 195,011
2001 215,855
2002 362,367
2003 364,236
2004 356,258
2005 201,856
2006 187,127
2007 152,594
2008 183,506
2009 200,577
2010 196,064
2011 160,579
2012 181,012
2013 202,579
2014 264,100
2015 216,592
2016 184,999
2017 211,827
2018 241,357
2019 249,849

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Euro area was 106,524 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 496,435 in 1973 and a minimum value of 60,566 in 1998.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 484,476
1971 489,250
1972 477,100
1973 496,435
1974 458,967
1975 448,923
1976 421,631
1977 429,328
1978 352,017
1979 309,045
1980 295,253
1981 301,416
1982 331,915
1983 380,106
1984 389,983
1985 379,883
1986 303,901
1987 268,805
1988 252,098
1989 239,910
1990 256,513
1991 266,953
1992 307,362
1993 295,583
1994 320,538
1995 267,952
1996 195,240
1997 172,757
1998 60,566
1999 98,983
2000 101,978
2001 104,115
2002 176,066
2003 181,869
2004 181,276
2005 109,852
2006 104,481
2007 85,957
2008 102,336
2009 105,527
2010 105,515
2011 84,218
2012 82,579
2013 90,803
2014 121,112
2015 98,459
2016 78,392
2017 92,810
2018 107,062
2019 106,524

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Euro area was 1.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.22 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.68 in 1998.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4.22
1971 4.21
1972 4.07
1973 4.22
1974 3.90
1975 3.84
1976 3.65
1977 3.75
1978 3.12
1979 2.78
1980 2.71
1981 2.83
1982 3.18
1983 3.72
1984 3.88
1985 3.85
1986 3.14
1987 2.82
1988 2.69
1989 2.59
1990 2.79
1991 2.92
1992 3.38
1993 3.28
1994 3.58
1995 3.01
1996 2.16
1997 1.92
1998 0.68
1999 1.12
2000 1.17
2001 1.21
2002 2.06
2003 2.14
2004 2.14
2005 1.30
2006 1.24
2007 1.01
2008 1.20
2009 1.24
2010 1.24
2011 0.99
2012 0.97
2013 1.06
2014 1.40
2015 1.13
2016 0.90
2017 1.06
2018 1.22
2019 1.21
2020 1.20

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Euro area was 143,325 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 598,890 in 1972 and a minimum value of 53,844 in 1998.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 589,929
1971 595,958
1972 598,890
1973 597,573
1974 510,453
1975 467,035
1976 424,709
1977 404,031
1978 394,471
1979 378,656
1980 364,374
1981 373,332
1982 391,151
1983 458,753
1984 467,157
1985 451,889
1986 361,785
1987 328,041
1988 308,517
1989 293,424
1990 301,441
1991 314,381
1992 351,923
1993 331,496
1994 319,556
1995 270,979
1996 198,881
1997 183,895
1998 53,844
1999 89,252
2000 93,032
2001 111,740
2002 186,301
2003 182,367
2004 174,982
2005 92,003
2006 82,647
2007 66,637
2008 81,170
2009 95,050
2010 90,550
2011 76,361
2012 98,433
2013 111,777
2014 142,989
2015 118,133
2016 106,607
2017 119,017
2018 134,294
2019 143,325

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Euro area was 1.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.91 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.58 in 1998.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4.91
1971 4.90
1972 4.88
1973 4.84
1974 4.14
1975 3.81
1976 3.50
1977 3.36
1978 3.33
1979 3.25
1980 3.19
1981 3.33
1982 3.56
1983 4.26
1984 4.42
1985 4.36
1986 3.55
1987 3.28
1988 3.13
1989 3.01
1990 3.12
1991 3.27
1992 3.68
1993 3.49
1994 3.39
1995 2.90
1996 2.09
1997 1.94
1998 0.58
1999 0.96
2000 1.01
2001 1.23
2002 2.07
2003 2.04
2004 1.96
2005 1.03
2006 0.93
2007 0.74
2008 0.91
2009 1.06
2010 1.01
2011 0.85
2012 1.10
2013 1.24
2014 1.57
2015 1.29
2016 1.16
2017 1.28
2018 1.45
2019 1.54
2020 1.54

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Euro area was 1.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.57 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.63 in 1998.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4.57
1971 4.56
1972 4.48
1973 4.54
1974 4.03
1975 3.83
1976 3.57
1977 3.55
1978 3.22
1979 3.02
1980 2.96
1981 3.09
1982 3.38
1983 4.00
1984 4.16
1985 4.11
1986 3.35
1987 3.06
1988 2.91
1989 2.80
1990 2.96
1991 3.10
1992 3.54
1993 3.39
1994 3.48
1995 2.96
1996 2.12
1997 1.93
1998 0.63
1999 1.04
2000 1.09
2001 1.22
2002 2.06
2003 2.09
2004 2.05
2005 1.16
2006 1.08
2007 0.87
2008 1.05
2009 1.15
2010 1.12
2011 0.92
2012 1.03
2013 1.15
2014 1.49
2015 1.21
2016 1.03
2017 1.17
2018 1.33
2019 1.38
2020 1.38

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation