Out-of-school rate for 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 5.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 7.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2016.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 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)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2016.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for 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 86.2%. 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release