Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Euro area
Euro area: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 4.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Euro area, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 4.4% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019.
That represents a change of up 45.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Euro area peaked at 10.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
Euro area ranks 37th of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.6% | — |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +116.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +45.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +116.5% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 4.4% | 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 one year younger than official in Euro area?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Euro area was 4.4% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Euro area rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Euro area ranks 37th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). 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/