European Union - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in European Union was 544,862 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,601,029 in 1985 and a minimum value of 338,095 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/)

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Year Value
1970 1,488,688
1971 1,492,733
1972 1,473,103
1973 1,562,674
1974 1,476,515
1975 1,458,037
1976 1,411,229
1977 1,433,214
1978 1,401,631
1979 1,393,988
1980 1,337,686
1981 1,410,110
1982 1,403,880
1983 1,535,009
1984 1,549,291
1985 1,601,029
1986 1,435,539
1987 1,317,034
1988 1,281,967
1989 1,319,643
1990 1,380,171
1991 1,467,568
1992 1,546,900
1993 1,379,454
1994 1,225,712
1995 1,096,786
1996 941,766
1997 778,349
1998 338,095
1999 450,591
2000 459,605
2001 458,372
2002 603,840
2003 609,492
2004 638,074
2005 473,480
2006 468,596
2007 472,352
2008 420,521
2009 453,783
2010 419,350
2011 388,999
2012 392,888
2013 375,755
2014 448,090
2015 409,188
2016 414,718
2017 470,182
2018 525,908
2019 544,862

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/)

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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

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

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in European Union was 1.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.92 in 1992, while its lowest value was 1.15 in 1998.

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
1970 3.78
1971 3.78
1972 3.70
1973 4.01
1974 3.91
1975 3.97
1976 3.88
1977 4.04
1978 3.79
1979 3.74
1980 3.66
1981 3.95
1982 4.01
1983 4.40
1984 4.53
1985 4.74
1986 4.34
1987 4.01
1988 3.96
1989 4.12
1990 4.38
1991 4.63
1992 4.92
1993 4.40
1994 4.03
1995 3.59
1996 3.05
1997 2.51
1998 1.15
1999 1.54
2000 1.59
2001 1.56
2002 2.07
2003 2.17
2004 2.30
2005 1.79
2006 1.76
2007 1.76
2008 1.66
2009 1.75
2010 1.64
2011 1.49
2012 1.42
2013 1.34
2014 1.57
2015 1.41
2016 1.39
2017 1.58
2018 1.73
2019 1.77
2020 1.75

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in European Union was 295,409 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 842,327 in 1985 and a minimum value of 166,351 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/)

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Year Value
1970 799,358
1971 802,067
1972 795,703
1973 830,840
1974 764,575
1975 740,617
1976 714,349
1977 712,081
1978 732,424
1979 741,860
1980 710,722
1981 745,291
1982 739,041
1983 814,335
1984 816,974
1985 842,327
1986 747,439
1987 688,253
1988 666,072
1989 682,534
1990 706,963
1991 760,038
1992 800,012
1993 714,289
1994 619,365
1995 558,065
1996 479,331
1997 398,571
1998 166,351
1999 221,823
2000 226,686
2001 234,525
2002 310,059
2003 306,041
2004 319,751
2005 228,661
2006 230,963
2007 236,041
2008 199,481
2009 221,208
2010 202,418
2011 191,751
2012 205,191
2013 196,469
2014 235,946
2015 215,967
2016 222,325
2017 248,441
2018 281,774
2019 295,409

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

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in European Union was 1.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.01 in 1992, while its lowest value was 1.06 in 1998.

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
1970 4.19
1971 4.19
1972 4.15
1973 4.34
1974 4.01
1975 3.90
1976 3.79
1977 3.80
1978 3.95
1979 4.05
1980 3.94
1981 4.21
1982 4.24
1983 4.73
1984 4.81
1985 5.01
1986 4.49
1987 4.17
1988 4.07
1989 4.20
1990 4.38
1991 4.73
1992 5.01
1993 4.50
1994 3.92
1995 3.54
1996 3.01
1997 2.51
1998 1.06
1999 1.42
2000 1.48
2001 1.55
2002 2.08
2003 2.08
2004 2.20
2005 1.59
2006 1.63
2007 1.67
2008 1.42
2009 1.59
2010 1.46
2011 1.38
2012 1.48
2013 1.39
2014 1.66
2015 1.50
2016 1.52
2017 1.68
2018 1.90
2019 1.98
2020 1.96

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in European Union was 1.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.96 in 1992, while its lowest value was 1.10 in 1998.

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
1970 3.99
1971 3.99
1972 3.93
1973 4.18
1974 3.96
1975 3.93
1976 3.83
1977 3.92
1978 3.87
1979 3.90
1980 3.80
1981 4.08
1982 4.12
1983 4.57
1984 4.67
1985 4.88
1986 4.42
1987 4.09
1988 4.02
1989 4.16
1990 4.38
1991 4.68
1992 4.96
1993 4.45
1994 3.97
1995 3.57
1996 3.03
1997 2.51
1998 1.10
1999 1.48
2000 1.53
2001 1.55
2002 2.08
2003 2.12
2004 2.25
2005 1.69
2006 1.69
2007 1.71
2008 1.54
2009 1.67
2010 1.55
2011 1.43
2012 1.45
2013 1.37
2014 1.62
2015 1.46
2016 1.46
2017 1.63
2018 1.82
2019 1.88
2020 1.86

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation