Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 21.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 21.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 26.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2019.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 22nd out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 26.1% | — |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 26.1% | 26.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 21.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 19 Mali 55.2% compare
- 20 Jordan 54.8% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 54.2% compare
- 22 Kenya 53.7%
- 23 North Macedonia 51.3% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 49.9% compare
- 25 Timor-Leste 49.8% compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 215,776 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 21.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/