Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 719,036 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
719,036 number
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
27th
of 42 groups
All-time high
830,543 number
in 2016
All-time low
707,833 number
in 2011
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2007–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2007201320192007: 709.1k number2008: 723.4k number2009: 712.1k number2010: 708.9k number2011: 707.8k number2012: 751.5k number2013: 771.6k number2014: 787.9k number2015: 784.0k number2016: 830.5k number2017: 775.0k number2018: 756.6k number2019: 719.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 719,036 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 830,543 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 707,833 number, in 2011.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 42 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2007 to 2019.
Year number Change
2007 709,094 number
2008 723,432 number +2.0%
2009 712,078 number -1.6%
2010 708,855 number -0.5%
2011 707,833 number -0.1%
2012 751,471 number +6.2%
2013 771,577 number +2.7%
2014 787,930 number +2.1%
2015 784,045 number -0.5%
2016 830,543 number +5.9%
2017 775,028 number -6.7%
2018 756,570 number -2.4%
2019 719,036 number -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 714,868 number 709,094 number 723,432 number 3
2010s 759,289 number 707,833 number 830,543 number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 24 Russian Federation 83,688 number compare
  2. 25 Jordan 65,827 number compare
  3. 26 Sierra Leone 62,949 number compare
  4. 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41,086 number compare
  5. 28 Eritrea 38,136 number compare
  6. 29 Guatemala 33,380 number compare
  7. 30 Azerbaijan 29,100 number compare

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 719,036 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 830,543 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 707,833 number in 2011.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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/