Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 274,800 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe stood at 274,800.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 637,100 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 251,900, in 2021.
That places SDG: Europe 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 608,700 | — |
| 2001 | 637,100 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 598,300 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 474,900 | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 515,200 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 427,000 | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 399,700 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 403,600 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 415,300 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 418,800 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 418,700 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 401,900 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 377,100 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 367,200 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 349,300 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 330,600 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 311,500 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 292,400 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 275,300 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 262,400 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 255,400 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 251,900 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 253,700 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 260,800 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 270,200 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 274,800 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 489,860 | 399,700 | 637,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,640 | 262,400 | 418,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,133 | 251,900 | 274,800 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Europe was 274,800 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?
- The highest recorded value was 637,100 in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,900 in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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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February 2026 Data Release