Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 23.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 23.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 29.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2019.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 21st 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 (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 29.4% | — |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 28.8% | 29.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 23.0% | 29.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,129 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 1,612 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 16.56 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 1,548 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.04 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.88 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.07 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.09 years (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 23.0% 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 21st 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 (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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, female (%). 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/