Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Mercosur

Children out of school in Mercosur in 2024 — 558,704 people. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 233.9%.

2024 558,704 people +195.93% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.16M people2012
Period minimum 19,527 people2004

Trend over time

1987–2024 · people

Children out of school — Mercosur, 1987–20240500,0001M1.5M19871991199519992003200720112015201920231987: 167,343 people1991: 214,866 people1999: 46,219 people2000: 30,545 people2001: 34,192 people2002: 33,511 people2003: 32,085 people2004: 19,527 people2005: 26,477 people2006: 38,788 people2007: 50,220 people2008: 44,127 people2009: 63,233 people2010: 83,187 people2011: 108,305 people2012: 1,155,494 people2013: 846,376 people2014: 847,618 people2015: 886,530 people2016: 896,600 people2017: 773,136 people2018: 826,968 people2019: 688,360 people2020: 800,372 people2021: 891,815 people2022: 663,751 people2023: 188,793 people2024: 558,704 people
Change over the period: +391,361 (+233.87%) Average annual rate: 3.31 %
Children out of school — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 558,704 +369,911 +195.93%
2023 188,793 −474,958 −71.56%
2022 663,751 −228,063 −25.57%
2021 891,815 +91,442 +11.42%
2020 800,372 +112,013 +16.27%
2019 688,360 −138,608 −16.76%
2018 826,968 +53,832 +6.96%
2017 773,136 −123,465 −13.77%
2016 896,600 +10,070 +1.14%
2015 886,530 +38,912 +4.59%
2014 847,618 +1,242 +0.15%
2013 846,376 −309,118 −26.75%
2012 1.16M +1.05M +966.89%
2011 108,305 +25,118 +30.19%
2010 83,187 +19,954 +31.56%
2009 63,233 +19,106 +43.3%
2008 44,127 −6,093 −12.13%
2007 50,220 +11,432 +29.47%
2006 38,788 +12,311 +46.5%
2005 26,477 +6,950 +35.59%
2004 19,527 −12,558 −39.14%
2003 32,085 −1,426 −4.26%
2002 33,511 −681 −1.99%
2001 34,192 +3,647 +11.94%
2000 30,545 −15,674 −33.91%
1999 46,219
1991 214,866
1987 167,343

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.