Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Euro area stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 4.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
Euro area ranks 43rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.6% | — |
| 1971 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -28.1% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -67.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +65.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +69.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -43.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +69.3% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Euro area?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Euro area was 1.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Euro area rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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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About this data
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/