Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — United Kingdom

Children out of school in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 3,326 people. Ranked 45 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 39.5%.

2023 3,326 people −3.82% vs 2022
World rank 45of 148
Period maximum 101,041 people2007
Period minimum 1,175 people2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · people

Children out of school — United Kingdom, 2000–2023050,000100,000150,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2,385 people2001: 2,186 people2002: 1,175 people2003: 1,887 people2004: 25,967 people2005: 3,486 people2006: 44,924 people2007: 101,041 people2008: 16,367 people2009: 31,426 people2010: 23,362 people2011: 46,270 people2012: 81,776 people2013: 83,792 people2014: 75,047 people2015: 66,907 people2016: 59,716 people2017: 37,098 people2018: 14,916 people2019: 2,533 people2020: 1,260 people2021: 1,601 people2022: 3,458 people2023: 3,326 people
Change over the period: +941 (+39.45%) Average annual rate: 1.46 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 3,326 people
World computed 44.51M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.09M people
Northern Europe computed 27,192 people
High-income countries computed 878,264 people
Children out of school — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 3,326 −132 −3.82%
2022 3,458 +1,857 +115.99%
2021 1,601 +341 +27.06%
2020 1,260 −1,273 −50.26%
2019 2,533 −12,383 −83.02%
2018 14,916 −22,182 −59.79%
2017 37,098 −22,618 −37.88%
2016 59,716 −7,191 −10.75%
2015 66,907 −8,140 −10.85%
2014 75,047 −8,745 −10.44%
2013 83,792 +2,016 +2.47%
2012 81,776 +35,506 +76.74%
2011 46,270 +22,908 +98.06%
2010 23,362 −8,064 −25.66%
2009 31,426 +15,059 +92.01%
2008 16,367 −84,674 −83.8%
2007 101,041 +56,117 +124.92%
2006 44,924 +41,438 +1,188.7%
2005 3,486 −22,481 −86.58%
2004 25,967 +24,080 +1,276.1%
2003 1,887 +712 +60.6%
2002 1,175 −1,011 −46.25%
2001 2,186 −199 −8.34%
2000 2,385

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.