Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.85 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 1.85 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 2.17 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million, in 2017.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.00 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.17 million | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 2.08 million | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.44 million | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.36 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.36 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.43 million | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.57 million | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 1.70 million | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 1.79 million | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 1.85 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 million | 1.35 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.10 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.28 million | 1.85 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 1.85 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2017.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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