Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 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 SDG: Europe is 1.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 4.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
That places SDG: Europe 38th 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -25.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 1.3% 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 SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe ranks 38th 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 SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 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