European Union - 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/)

See also:

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

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