Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Euro area
Euro area: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 2.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 2.0% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Euro area peaked at 3.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2005.
That places Euro area 40th out of 43 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.3% | — |
| 1971 | 3.5% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 3.9% | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | -21.9% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -42.1% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +51.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -49.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +51.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| 2005 | -49.7% | 1.9% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More reference data data for Euro area
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.39 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.65 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.24 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.25 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.23 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.01 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Euro area?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Euro area was 2.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
- How does Euro area rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Euro area ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/