Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in European Union
European Union: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 5.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in European Union, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in European Union stood at 5.2%.
The figure is up 40.2% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in European Union peaked at 9.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2014.
That places European Union 36th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.9% | — |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -29.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +48.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +40.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 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 rate for children one year younger than official in European Union?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in European Union was 5.2% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
- How does European Union rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- European Union ranks 36th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 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/