Greece - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Greece was 5,679 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105,154 in 1993 and a minimum value of 5,679 in 2019.

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
1971 72,696
1972 67,998
1973 57,918
1974 43,956
1975 41,154
1976 39,881
1977 45,428
1978 52,207
1979 61,186
1980 75,922
1981 61,472
1982 58,963
1983 51,169
1984 51,774
1985 53,148
1986 61,816
1987 82,283
1988 75,041
1989 78,994
1990 80,264
1991 80,829
1992 93,834
1993 105,154
1994 104,337
1995 87,306
1996 84,591
1997 72,936
1998 20,251
1999 14,294
2000 5,829
2001 15,335
2002 15,679
2003 17,047
2004 20,156
2005 26,937
2006 28,186
2007 28,325
2010 19,065
2011 18,008
2012 14,567
2013 13,271
2014 18,984
2015 14,097
2016 9,878
2017 8,147
2018 9,246
2019 5,679

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