Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Euro area

Euro area: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 246,361 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
246,361 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
41st
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.05 million number
in 1973
All-time low
172,200 number
in 2005
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Euro area, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 246,361 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Euro area peaked at 1.05 million number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 172,200 number, in 2005.

Euro area ranks 41st 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Euro area, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 780,632 number
1971 821,035 number +5.2%
1972 865,900 number +5.5%
1973 1.05 million number +21.1%
1974 902,340 number -14.0%
1975 899,712 number -0.3%
1976 974,757 number +8.3%
1977 880,025 number -9.7%
1978 788,997 number -10.3%
1979 684,262 number -13.3%
1980 651,137 number -4.8%
1981 652,929 number +0.3%
1982 655,220 number +0.4%
1983 691,539 number +5.5%
1984 694,006 number +0.4%
1985 673,681 number -2.9%
1986 632,107 number -6.2%
1987 547,286 number -13.4%
1988 532,085 number -2.8%
1989 510,359 number -4.1%
1990 536,303 number +5.1%
1991 532,128 number -0.8%
1992 583,278 number +9.6%
1993 573,083 number -1.7%
1994 575,223 number +0.4%
1995 521,999 number -9.3%
1996 461,155 number -11.7%
1997 449,995 number -2.4%
1998 283,567 number -37.0%
1999 346,696 number +22.3%
2000 308,766 number -10.9%
2001 267,740 number -13.3%
2002 316,293 number +18.1%
2003 303,846 number -3.9%
2004 304,114 number +0.1%
2005 172,200 number -43.4%
2006 193,886 number +12.6%
2007 225,252 number +16.2%
2008 226,613 number +0.6%
2009 228,306 number +0.7%
2010 237,080 number +3.8%
2011 271,491 number +14.5%
2012 231,779 number -14.6%
2013 235,734 number +1.7%
2014 290,279 number +23.1%
2015 252,400 number -13.0%
2016 226,956 number -10.1%
2017 241,882 number +6.6%
2018 246,825 number +2.0%
2019 246,361 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 864,632 number 684,262 number 1.05 million number 10
1980s 624,035 number 510,359 number 694,006 number 10
1990s 486,343 number 283,567 number 583,278 number 10
2000s 254,702 number 172,200 number 316,293 number 10
2010s 248,079 number 226,956 number 290,279 number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 38 Ukraine 88,651 number compare
  2. 39 Malaysia 88,361 number compare
  3. 40 Ghana 87,894 number compare
  4. 41 Germany 83,231 number compare
  5. 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 78,680 number compare
  6. 43 United States of America 76,669 number compare
  7. 44 El Salvador 75,550 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Euro area?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Euro area was 246,361 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 1973.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 172,200 number in 2005.
How does Euro area rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Euro area ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/