Education

Children out of school

SE.PRM.UNER

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 8,820 for Germany in 2024, over a series running from 2001 to 2024 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (China, 8.25 m) to the lowest (Switzerland, 787).

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Annual values by country
	Germany	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Syria	Switzerland
2024	8,820		34,050				1.2 m	581,845	787
2023	6,559	52,117	35,806	5,698				745,174	252
2022	58,820	64,907	35,604	4,446	965,853			934,935	1,399
2021	43,851	55,640	40,101	2,114	996,160			1.1 m	1,236
2020	35,069	39,912	39,965	1,937	489,065			1.12 m	713
2019	27,953	43,971	47,054	1,416	224,977				542
2018	25,345	43,832	59,102	2,928	141,533				661
2017	31,356	46,243	68,903	2,274	104,711				629
2016	49,857	47,236	75,587		88,850				425
2015	24,047	42,524	79,588		446,256		1.15 m		157
2014	34,341	34,972	75,432						59
2013	25,436	25,050	71,360		711,515			766,899	212
2012	25,123	9,482	64,111					20,365	6,515
2011	17,059	8,257	53,950				887,775	19,969	4,576
2010	31,781	6,072	48,223					25,346	1,684
2009	48,033	8,458	23,183					24,386	1,850
2008	46,745	11,421	14,385					26,050
2007	51,117	11,020	2,320					28,099
2006	61,404	10,258	4,285					28,358
2005	55,095	9,911	3,433		135,557			29,470
2004	63,242	5,185	1,772					31,222	692
2003	67,843	7,617	2,051					38,629	1,196
2002	73,176	5,632	1,002					140,102	924
2001	16,186	6,006	576					176,435	3,388
2000								168,654	3,123
1999								162,342
1998								178,614
1997						8.25 m		191,754
1996						9.46 m		157,810
1995						10.1 m		120,972
1994						11.12 m		83,729
1993						10.62 m		86,060
1992						9.98 m		83,813
1991						8.65 m		89,882
1990						7.87 m		91,684
1989						4.53 m		87,852
1988						2.75 m		101,301
1987						3.84 m		103,065
1986								172,163
1985								200,447
1984								224,399
1983								254,043
1982								260,786
1981								264,172
1980								264,542
1979								276,746
1978								269,310
1977								235,171
1976								227,443
1975								238,842
1974								232,452
1973								249,715
1971								331,138

World Bank definition

Children out of school, primary

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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