Education

Children out of school

SE.PRM.UNER

Countries compared

8 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 8,820 for Germany in 2024, over a series running from 2001 to 2024 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (China, 8.25 m) to the lowest (Sweden, 4,270).

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Annual values by country
	Germany	Italy	Spain	United States	China	South Sudan	Belgium	Sweden
2024	8,820		34,050			1.2 m		4,270
2023	6,559	52,117	35,806				13,226	3,210
2022	58,820	64,907	35,604	965,853			9,771	4,274
2021	43,851	55,640	40,101	996,160			11,848	3,811
2020	35,069	39,912	39,965	489,065			9,921	5,106
2019	27,953	43,971	47,054	224,977			10,858	5,585
2018	25,345	43,832	59,102	141,533			10,723	3,375
2017	31,356	46,243	68,903	104,711			10,963	1,099
2016	49,857	47,236	75,587	88,850			14,994	2,759
2015	24,047	42,524	79,588	446,256		1.15 m	14,170	5,305
2014	34,341	34,972	75,432				13,738	8,227
2013	25,436	25,050	71,360	711,515			13,387	5,448
2012	25,123	9,482	64,111				13,766	3,280
2011	17,059	8,257	53,950			887,775	15,271	13,923
2010	31,781	6,072	48,223				9,272	4,698
2009	48,033	8,458	23,183				8,792	2,541
2008	46,745	11,421	14,385				7,844	1,714
2007	51,117	11,020	2,320				6,624	1,889
2006	61,404	10,258	4,285				5,449	1,872
2005	55,095	9,911	3,433	135,557			3,938	2,318
2004	63,242	5,185	1,772				4,279	2,584
2003	67,843	7,617	2,051				873	2,457
2002	73,176	5,632	1,002				654	2,506
2001	16,186	6,006	576				870	3,016
1997					8.25 m
1996					9.46 m
1995					10.1 m
1994					11.12 m
1993					10.62 m
1992					9.98 m
1991					8.65 m
1990					7.87 m
1989					4.53 m
1988					2.75 m
1987					3.84 m

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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