Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in 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 14.00 2019
2 Romania 10.88 2019
3 San Marino 8.58 2020
4 North Macedonia 6.78 2005
5 Montenegro 5.96 2020
6 Albania 5.48 2020
7 Germany 5.37 2019
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.32 2018
9 Ireland 4.80 1998
10 Sweden 4.56 2012
11 Slovak Republic 4.47 2019
12 Ukraine 4.04 2014
13 Netherlands 3.26 2019
14 Turkey 3.00 2019
15 Serbia 2.95 2020
16 Hungary 2.77 2019
17 Croatia 2.69 2013
18 Greece 2.65 2019
19 Cyprus 2.37 2016
20 Poland 2.29 2019
21 Italy 2.26 2019
22 Latvia 2.00 2019
23 Malta 1.94 2014
24 United Kingdom 1.75 2015
25 Estonia 1.62 2019
26 Slovenia 1.50 2019
27 Liechtenstein 1.43 2018
28 Luxembourg 1.34 2019
29 Belarus 1.29 2018
30 Spain 1.21 2014
31 Austria 1.12 2019
32 Finland 0.64 2017
33 Iceland 0.50 2017
34 Belgium 0.49 2019
35 France 0.42 2019
36 Czech Republic 0.37 2019
37 Norway 0.37 2017
38 Portugal 0.32 2017
39 Denmark 0.26 2017
40 Switzerland 0.20 2019
41 Lithuania 0.20 2012

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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 adolescents allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official lower secondary age adolescents who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official lower secondary 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