Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Germany

Germany: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 311,984 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
311,984 number
Change on year
up 16.9%
World rank
34th
of 136 countries
All-time high
311,984 number
in 2018
All-time low
149,519 number
in 2005
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Germany, 2002–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2002201020182002: 189.7k number2003: 189.5k number2004: 169.4k number2005: 149.5k number2006: 165.3k number2007: 180.2k number2008: 178.5k number2009: 205.0k number2010: 208.1k number2011: 193.8k number2012: 234.5k number2013: 273.5k number2014: 295.3k number2015: 297.5k number2016: 281.1k number2017: 266.9k number2018: 312.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Germany stood at 311,984 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Germany peaked at 311,984 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 149,519 number, in 2005.

Germany ranks 34th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Germany, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 189,670 number
2003 189,461 number -0.1%
2004 169,365 number -10.6%
2005 149,519 number -11.7%
2006 165,310 number +10.6%
2007 180,204 number +9.0%
2008 178,546 number -0.9%
2009 204,995 number +14.8%
2010 208,057 number +1.5%
2011 193,832 number -6.8%
2012 234,534 number +21.0%
2013 273,464 number +16.6%
2014 295,258 number +8.0%
2015 297,490 number +0.8%
2016 281,096 number -5.5%
2017 266,872 number -5.1%
2018 311,984 number +16.9%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 311,984 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,214 number, 38.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 311,984 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,543 number, 16.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 178,384 number 149,519 number 204,995 number 8
2010s 262,510 number 193,832 number 311,984 number 9

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 31 United States of America 344,551 number compare
  2. 32 Honduras 331,887 number compare
  3. 33 Morocco 319,949 number compare
  4. 35 Zimbabwe 277,406 number compare
  5. 36 Mauritania 232,506 number compare
  6. 37 Eritrea 224,986 number compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Germany?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Germany was 311,984 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 311,984 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 149,519 number in 2005.
How does Germany rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Germany ranks 34th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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/