Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Central Europe and the Baltics

Central Europe and the Baltics: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 394,505 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
394,505 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
43rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.64 million number
in 1971
All-time low
391,799 number
in 2015
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Central Europe and the Baltics is 394,505 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 1.64 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 391,799 number, in 2015.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 43rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 1.49 million number
1971 1.64 million number +10.1%
1972 1.60 million number -2.6%
1973 1.58 million number -1.0%
1974 1.56 million number -1.4%
1975 1.52 million number -2.8%
1976 1.47 million number -3.0%
1977 1.41 million number -4.4%
1978 1.25 million number -11.0%
1979 1.30 million number +3.9%
1980 1.27 million number -2.4%
1981 1.24 million number -2.4%
1982 1.20 million number -3.3%
1983 1.20 million number -0.2%
1984 1.20 million number +0.6%
1985 1.21 million number +0.3%
1986 1.23 million number +1.8%
1987 1.25 million number +1.3%
1988 1.19 million number -4.2%
1989 1.28 million number +7.6%
1990 1.33 million number +3.4%
1991 1.45 million number +9.0%
1992 1.48 million number +2.0%
1993 1.37 million number -7.4%
1994 1.27 million number -6.9%
1995 1.28 million number +0.4%
1996 1.23 million number -3.4%
1997 1.13 million number -8.2%
1998 1.02 million number -10.3%
1999 920,517 number -9.4%
2000 890,161 number -3.3%
2001 778,428 number -12.6%
2002 707,051 number -9.2%
2003 700,665 number -0.9%
2004 725,326 number +3.5%
2005 663,444 number -8.5%
2006 641,019 number -3.4%
2007 596,954 number -6.9%
2008 562,508 number -5.8%
2009 547,821 number -2.6%
2010 520,510 number -5.0%
2011 501,574 number -3.6%
2012 469,277 number -6.4%
2013 421,311 number -10.2%
2014 410,553 number -2.6%
2015 391,799 number -4.6%
2016 397,709 number +1.5%
2017 400,136 number +0.6%
2018 397,157 number -0.7%
2019 394,505 number -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.48 million number 1.25 million number 1.64 million number 10
1980s 1.23 million number 1.19 million number 1.28 million number 10
1990s 1.25 million number 920,517 number 1.48 million number 10
2000s 681,338 number 547,821 number 890,161 number 10
2010s 430,453 number 391,799 number 520,510 number 10

Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics

  1. 40 Argentina 157,961 number compare
  2. 41 Ukraine 151,796 number compare
  3. 42 Ecuador 150,719 number compare
  4. 43 Italy 146,592 number compare
  5. 44 El Salvador 142,070 number compare
  6. 45 Paraguay 124,538 number compare
  7. 46 Uzbekistan 110,663 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Central Europe and the Baltics was 394,505 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 million number in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 391,799 number in 2015.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/