Greece - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Greece was 3,778 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54,344 in 1993 and a minimum value of 3,530 in 2000.

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 37,327
1972 35,661
1973 31,297
1974 24,770
1975 24,259
1976 24,802
1977 28,119
1978 31,484
1979 35,042
1980 41,001
1981 34,442
1982 32,236
1983 28,360
1984 28,520
1985 29,058
1986 33,481
1987 43,168
1988 39,565
1989 41,184
1990 40,723
1991 41,198
1992 49,003
1993 54,344
1994 53,781
1995 48,766
1996 45,084
1997 38,599
1998 11,497
1999 8,182
2000 3,530
2001 8,399
2002 7,183
2003 7,516
2004 6,916
2005 10,700
2006 10,849
2007 11,701
2010 6,393
2011 6,139
2012 4,937
2013 4,392
2014 8,097
2015 5,996
2016 4,480
2017 4,374
2018 5,390
2019 3,778

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