Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 364,200 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 364,200 for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 473,100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 168,000, in 2016.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 473,100 | — |
| 2001 | 405,200 | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 341,000 | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 313,300 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 270,600 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 241,800 | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 222,500 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 203,400 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 191,200 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 200,400 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 219,500 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 235,900 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 240,900 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 223,800 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 195,100 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 174,200 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 168,000 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 182,600 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 202,200 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 217,900 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 234,900 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 253,800 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 280,000 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 311,400 | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 343,300 | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 364,200 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 286,250 | 191,200 | 473,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,010 | 168,000 | 240,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 297,933 | 234,900 | 364,200 | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 364,200 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 473,100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,000 in 2016.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release