Share of children out of school in the European Union in 2023 — 1.53%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.45 pp.
2001–2023 · % of primary school-age children
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.53 | −0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 1.82 | +0.32 pp |
| 2021 | 1.5 | +0.03 pp |
| 2020 | 1.48 | −0.19 pp |
| 2019 | 1.67 | −0.21 pp |
| 2018 | 1.88 | −0.16 pp |
| 2017 | 2.04 | +0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 2.03 | +0.23 pp |
| 2015 | 1.79 | −0.09 pp |
| 2014 | 1.88 | +0.39 pp |
| 2013 | 1.5 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +0.22 pp |
| 2011 | 1.29 | −0.04 pp |
| 2010 | 1.33 | +0.15 pp |
| 2009 | 1.18 | +0.08 pp |
| 2008 | 1.11 | −0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 1.12 | −0.03 pp |
| 2006 | 1.15 | +0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 1.14 | −0.65 pp |
| 2004 | 1.79 | +0.03 pp |
| 2003 | 1.76 | +0.16 pp |
| 2002 | 1.6 | +0.52 pp |
| 2001 | 1.08 | — |
The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.
Education Primary school enrollmentThe net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.
Education Primary completion rateWhat share of children reach the last grade of primary school.
Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Education Secondary school enrollmentThe gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.