Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 216,852 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 216,852 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 613,537 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 159,791 number, in 2013.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 326,091 number | — |
| 1971 | 314,316 number | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 284,323 number | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 296,017 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 302,702 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 317,402 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 332,617 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 359,910 number | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 393,163 number | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 423,403 number | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 449,121 number | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 472,517 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 435,679 number | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 423,524 number | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 421,130 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 436,991 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 468,906 number | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 500,259 number | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 535,487 number | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 563,523 number | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 600,850 number | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 613,537 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 561,306 number | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 508,964 number | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 414,429 number | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 398,370 number | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 392,492 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 331,589 number | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 242,611 number | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 235,100 number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 234,474 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 246,405 number | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 244,312 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 242,132 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 219,872 number | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 217,575 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 218,759 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 217,940 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 225,830 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 228,927 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 207,436 number | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 190,466 number | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 164,020 number | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 159,791 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 160,962 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 168,409 number | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 188,184 number | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 204,655 number | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 216,205 number | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 216,852 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 334,994 number | 284,323 number | 423,403 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 470,714 number | 421,130 number | 563,523 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 429,925 number | 235,100 number | 613,537 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 229,623 number | 217,575 number | 246,405 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,698 number | 159,791 number | 216,852 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More reference data data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.05 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 508,983 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 536,812 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.92 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.94 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.9 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 71.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.23 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.29 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 61,084 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Central Europe and the Baltics was 216,852 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 613,537 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,791 number in 2013.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/