Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 681,850 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
681,850 number
Change on year
down 6.3%
Rank
28th
of 42 groups
All-time high
812,003 number
in 2016
All-time low
681,850 number
in 2019
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2007–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2007201320192007: 701.0k number2008: 708.5k number2009: 694.6k number2010: 694.3k number2011: 698.1k number2012: 746.4k number2013: 749.3k number2014: 776.2k number2015: 768.4k number2016: 812.0k number2017: 750.0k number2018: 727.7k number2019: 681.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 681,850 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 812,003 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 681,850 number, in 2019.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 28th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2007 to 2019.
Year number Change
2007 701,018 number
2008 708,548 number +1.1%
2009 694,606 number -2.0%
2010 694,258 number -0.1%
2011 698,109 number +0.6%
2012 746,363 number +6.9%
2013 749,312 number +0.4%
2014 776,227 number +3.6%
2015 768,387 number -1.0%
2016 812,003 number +5.7%
2017 750,021 number -7.6%
2018 727,682 number -3.0%
2019 681,850 number -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 701,391 number 694,606 number 708,548 number 3
2010s 740,421 number 681,850 number 812,003 number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 25 Jordan 65,827 number compare
  2. 26 Sierra Leone 62,949 number compare
  3. 27 Venezuela 41,086 number compare
  4. 28 Eritrea 38,136 number compare
  5. 29 Guatemala 33,380 number compare
  6. 30 Azerbaijan 29,100 number compare
  7. 31 Algeria 26,916 number

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 681,850 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 812,003 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 681,850 number in 2019.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/