Euro area - 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/)

See also:

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

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