Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 958,800 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 958,800 for out-of-school children of primary school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 958,800 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 581,200, in 2017.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 862,500 | — |
| 2001 | 897,100 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 863,100 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 735,300 | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 772,000 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 692,400 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 676,800 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 687,200 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 698,900 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 701,500 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 703,400 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 687,300 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 660,900 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 647,400 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 626,100 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 605,600 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 588,700 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 581,200 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 592,700 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 625,800 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 682,200 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 755,400 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 828,800 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 888,400 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 932,800 | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 958,800 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 758,680 | 676,800 | 897,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 631,910 | 581,200 | 703,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 841,067 | 682,200 | 958,800 | 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, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 958,800 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 958,800 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 581,200 in 2017.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release