Children out of school (% of primary school age) - Country Ranking - Europe

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/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Bulgaria 14.61 2019
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.28 2018
3 Romania 12.68 2019
4 Ukraine 8.01 2014
5 Hungary 5.47 2019
6 Turkey 4.78 2019
7 Albania 3.84 2020
8 San Marino 3.72 2020
9 Italy 3.50 2019
10 Slovak Republic 3.29 2019
11 Serbia 2.89 2020
12 Spain 2.80 2019
13 Estonia 2.49 2019
14 Croatia 2.19 2019
15 Finland 1.87 2019
16 Belarus 1.30 2018
17 Latvia 1.18 2019
18 Poland 1.14 2019
19 United Kingdom 1.13 2019
20 Germany 0.99 2019
21 Greece 0.89 2019
22 Belgium 0.89 2019
23 Czech Republic 0.86 2019
24 Moldova 0.79 2020
25 North Macedonia 0.70 2018
26 Denmark 0.68 2019
27 Luxembourg 0.62 2019
28 Cyprus 0.51 2019
29 Netherlands 0.41 2019
30 Portugal 0.36 2019
31 Malta 0.23 2017
32 Iceland 0.20 2019
33 Ireland 0.14 2019
34 Sweden 0.12 2019
35 Slovenia 0.11 2019
36 Lithuania 0.10 2019
37 Switzerland 0.08 2019
38 Liechtenstein 0.08 2019
39 Montenegro 0.07 2020
40 Austria 0.06 2019
41 Norway 0.01 2019
42 France 0.01 2019

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Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

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 rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. 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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual