United Kingdom - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in United Kingdom was 55,523.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 267,508.00 in 1985 and a minimum value of 90.00 in 2005.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 101,444.00
1972 152,837.00
1973 209,010.00
1974 236,495.00
1975 238,110.00
1976 228,481.00
1977 206,831.00
1978 197,598.00
1979 182,608.00
1980 108,955.00
1981 110,658.00
1982 150,129.00
1983 214,720.00
1984 228,246.00
1985 267,508.00
1986 196,750.00
1987 80,531.00
1988 13,014.00
1989 11,833.00
1990 8,857.00
1991 78,003.00
1992 146,413.00
1998 2,790.00
1999 1,408.00
2000 1,804.00
2001 2,917.00
2002 8,041.00
2003 4,091.00
2004 26,088.00
2005 90.00
2006 15,484.00
2007 95,421.00
2008 43,699.00
2009 78,095.00
2010 68,120.00
2011 70,472.00
2012 64,029.00
2013 11,885.00
2014 4,433.00
2015 2,978.00
2016 16,211.00
2017 20,508.00
2018 32,122.00
2019 55,523.00

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in United Kingdom was 30,146 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 127,901 in 1985 and a minimum value of 2,236 in 2006.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 49,786
1972 78,201
1973 104,981
1974 116,187
1975 113,797
1976 105,345
1977 95,229
1978 90,258
1979 83,833
1980 49,174
1981 49,210
1982 67,598
1983 101,073
1984 111,461
1985 127,901
1986 94,145
1987 35,262
1988 2,727
1991 32,663
1992 67,827
2002 2,324
2004 10,892
2006 2,236
2007 41,528
2008 22,984
2009 40,019
2010 34,458
2011 35,245
2012 31,808
2013 8,407
2016 9,850
2017 13,380
2018 19,278
2019 30,146

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in United Kingdom was 1.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 6.32 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 2002.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 1.83
1972 2.81
1973 3.74
1974 4.16
1975 4.13
1976 3.91
1977 3.60
1978 3.51
1979 3.37
1980 2.05
1981 2.14
1982 3.05
1983 4.73
1984 5.37
1985 6.32
1986 4.73
1987 1.79
1988 0.14
1991 1.56
1992 3.17
2002 0.10
2004 0.51
2006 0.11
2007 1.99
2008 1.11
2009 1.94
2010 1.67
2011 1.71
2012 1.53
2013 0.40
2016 0.43
2017 0.57
2018 0.81
2019 1.26

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in United Kingdom was 25,377 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 139,607 in 1985 and a minimum value of 3,478 in 2013.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 51,658
1972 74,636
1973 104,029
1974 120,308
1975 124,313
1976 123,136
1977 111,602
1978 107,340
1979 98,775
1980 59,781
1981 61,448
1982 82,531
1983 113,647
1984 116,785
1985 139,607
1986 102,605
1987 45,269
1988 10,287
1991 45,340
1992 78,586
2002 5,717
2004 15,196
2006 13,248
2007 53,893
2008 20,715
2009 38,076
2010 33,662
2011 35,227
2012 32,221
2013 3,478
2016 6,361
2017 7,128
2018 12,844
2019 25,377

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in United Kingdom was 1.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 6.54 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.16 in 2013.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 1.81
1972 2.57
1973 3.55
1974 4.11
1975 4.29
1976 4.33
1977 4.00
1978 3.95
1979 3.76
1980 2.36
1981 2.53
1982 3.53
1983 5.04
1984 5.34
1985 6.54
1986 4.89
1987 2.18
1988 0.49
1991 2.06
1992 3.51
2002 0.25
2004 0.67
2006 0.60
2007 2.47
2008 0.95
2009 1.76
2010 1.55
2011 1.63
2012 1.48
2013 0.16
2016 0.27
2017 0.29
2018 0.52
2019 1.01

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in United Kingdom was 1.13 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 6.43 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2005.

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/)

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Year Value
1971 1.82
1972 2.69
1973 3.64
1974 4.13
1975 4.22
1976 4.12
1977 3.81
1978 3.74
1979 3.57
1980 2.21
1981 2.34
1982 3.30
1983 4.89
1984 5.36
1985 6.43
1986 4.81
1987 1.99
1988 0.32
1989 0.29
1990 0.21
1991 1.82
1992 3.35
1998 0.06
1999 0.03
2000 0.04
2001 0.06
2002 0.18
2003 0.09
2004 0.59
2005 0.00
2006 0.36
2007 2.23
2008 1.03
2009 1.84
2010 1.61
2011 1.67
2012 1.50
2013 0.28
2014 0.10
2015 0.07
2016 0.35
2017 0.43
2018 0.66
2019 1.13

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation