Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 893,500 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 893,500, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 1.27 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 514,900, in 2016.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 28th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 900,500 | -25.9% |
| 2004 | 961,600 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 742,600 | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 674,200 | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 670,900 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 670,800 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 657,600 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 639,700 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 605,200 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 570,700 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 552,800 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 532,600 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 520,200 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 514,900 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 519,000 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 533,400 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 557,900 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 600,800 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 670,200 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 743,500 | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 810,300 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 858,700 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 893,500 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 890,420 | 657,600 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 554,640 | 514,900 | 639,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 762,833 | 600,800 | 893,500 | 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, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 893,500 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 514,900 in 2016.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release