Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 2.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 2.8%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 5.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2004.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.4% | — |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +83.3% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 2.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2004.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/