European Union - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in European Union was 249,453 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 758,702 in 1985 and a minimum value of 171,744 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 689,330
1971 690,665
1972 677,400
1973 731,834
1974 711,940
1975 717,420
1976 696,880
1977 721,133
1978 669,207
1979 652,128
1980 626,964
1981 664,819
1982 664,839
1983 720,674
1984 732,317
1985 758,702
1986 688,101
1987 628,780
1988 615,896
1989 637,109
1990 673,208
1991 707,530
1992 746,888
1993 665,164
1994 606,347
1995 538,721
1996 462,434
1997 379,778
1998 171,744
1999 228,768
2000 232,919
2001 223,848
2002 293,782
2003 303,450
2004 318,323
2005 244,819
2006 237,633
2007 236,311
2008 221,040
2009 232,575
2010 216,933
2011 197,248
2012 187,697
2013 179,286
2014 212,144
2015 193,221
2016 192,393
2017 221,741
2018 244,133
2019 249,453

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