Euro area - 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/)

See also:

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

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation