Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — CIS

Children out of school in the CIS in 2024 — 160,388 people. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 21.9%.

2024 160,388 people −64.65% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 628,541 people2007
Period minimum 153,485 people2018

Trend over time

2002–2024 · people

Children out of school — CIS, 2002–20240200,000400,000600,000800,000200220052008201120142017202020232002: 205,465 people2003: 218,989 people2005: 192,457 people2006: 486,575 people2007: 628,541 people2008: 488,649 people2009: 484,754 people2010: 265,969 people2011: 532,035 people2012: 472,480 people2013: 493,324 people2014: 430,026 people2015: 390,542 people2016: 371,927 people2017: 233,112 people2018: 153,485 people2019: 220,846 people2020: 341,663 people2021: 341,474 people2022: 379,617 people2023: 453,688 people2024: 160,388 people
Change over the period: −45,077 (−21.94%) Average annual rate: -1.12 %
Children out of school — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 160,388 −293,300 −64.65%
2023 453,688 +74,071 +19.51%
2022 379,617 +38,143 +11.17%
2021 341,474 −189 −0.06%
2020 341,663 +120,817 +54.71%
2019 220,846 +67,361 +43.89%
2018 153,485 −79,628 −34.16%
2017 233,112 −138,815 −37.32%
2016 371,927 −18,614 −4.77%
2015 390,542 −39,484 −9.18%
2014 430,026 −63,298 −12.83%
2013 493,324 +20,844 +4.41%
2012 472,480 −59,555 −11.19%
2011 532,035 +266,066 +100.04%
2010 265,969 −218,785 −45.13%
2009 484,754 −3,895 −0.8%
2008 488,649 −139,892 −22.26%
2007 628,541 +141,966 +29.18%
2006 486,575 +294,118 +152.82%
2005 192,457
2003 218,989 +13,524 +6.58%
2002 205,465

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.