Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 331,377 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
331,377 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
40th
of 45 groups
All-time high
978,626 number
in 1976
All-time low
127,360 number
in 2005
Years of data
45
1975–2019
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Euro area, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 331,377 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 978,626 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 127,360 number, in 2005.
Euro area ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 709,379 number | — |
| 1976 | 978,626 number | +38.0% |
| 1977 | 709,748 number | -27.5% |
| 1978 | 688,913 number | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 583,519 number | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 526,288 number | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 533,248 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 479,048 number | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 462,746 number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 450,537 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 441,560 number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 545,948 number | +23.6% |
| 1987 | 432,408 number | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 442,131 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 422,907 number | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 432,221 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 407,566 number | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 432,476 number | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 424,169 number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 346,440 number | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 347,656 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 380,066 number | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 415,422 number | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 355,080 number | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 447,936 number | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 386,315 number | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 327,601 number | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 295,217 number | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 261,135 number | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 262,536 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 127,360 number | -51.5% |
| 2006 | 177,502 number | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 278,101 number | +56.7% |
| 2008 | 258,405 number | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 255,506 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 277,356 number | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 381,493 number | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 312,967 number | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 308,971 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 368,609 number | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 347,337 number | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 339,877 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 337,290 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 331,017 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 331,377 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 734,037 number | 583,519 number | 978,626 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 473,682 number | 422,907 number | 545,948 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 398,903 number | 346,440 number | 447,936 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 262,968 number | 127,360 number | 386,315 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 333,629 number | 277,356 number | 381,493 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Euro area?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Euro area was 331,377 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 978,626 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,360 number in 2005.
- How does Euro area rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.