Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in European Union
European Union: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 140,771 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in European Union, 1998–2019
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 European Union is 140,771 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in European Union peaked at 249,806 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56,529 number, in 2014.
European Union ranks 38th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 219,174 number | — |
| 1999 | 249,806 number | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 230,614 number | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 229,132 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 203,581 number | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 188,468 number | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 209,881 number | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 191,680 number | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 159,714 number | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 145,441 number | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 113,656 number | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 100,553 number | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 81,549 number | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 69,644 number | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 62,325 number | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 67,832 number | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 56,529 number | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 74,489 number | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 78,175 number | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 98,470 number | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 101,836 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 140,771 number | +38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 234,490 number | 219,174 number | 249,806 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 177,272 number | 100,553 number | 230,614 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,162 number | 56,529 number | 140,771 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More reference data data for European Union
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.72 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.58 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.29 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.39 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.4 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.38 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 335,332 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in European Union?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in European Union was 140,771 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 249,806 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,529 number in 2014.
- How does European Union rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- European Union ranks 38th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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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About this data
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/