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 (Malta, 738).

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Annual values by country
	Germany	Italy	Spain	United States	China	South Sudan	Turkey	Austria	Malta
2024	8,820		34,050			1.2 m		5,200
2023	6,559	52,117	35,806				32,563	5,345	738
2022	58,820	64,907	35,604	965,853			13,955	5,781	819
2021	43,851	55,640	40,101	996,160			11,341	3,232	711
2020	35,069	39,912	39,965	489,065			11,545	3,979	633
2019	27,953	43,971	47,054	224,977			10,253	4,146	399
2018	25,345	43,832	59,102	141,533			10,494	4,209	167
2017	31,356	46,243	68,903	104,711			36,009	4,410	308
2016	49,857	47,236	75,587	88,850			92,179	6,546	298
2015	24,047	42,524	79,588	446,256		1.15 m	67,914	4,351	304
2014	34,341	34,972	75,432				13,915	4,200	321
2013	25,436	25,050	71,360	711,515			411	4,807	244
2012	25,123	9,482	64,111					6,279	63
2011	17,059	8,257	53,950			887,775		6,683	13
2010	31,781	6,072	48,223					4,232
2009	48,033	8,458	23,183					4,638
2008	46,745	11,421	14,385					4,625
2007	51,117	11,020	2,320					5,215
2006	61,404	10,258	4,285					6,800
2005	55,095	9,911	3,433	135,557				5,680
2004	63,242	5,185	1,772					5,516
2003	67,843	7,617	2,051					7,430
2002	73,176	5,632	1,002					7,188
2001	16,186	6,006	576					6,615
1997					8.25 m		784,142
1996					9.46 m
1995					10.1 m		866,162
1994					11.12 m		777,516
1993					10.62 m		692,938
1992					9.98 m		528,967
1991					8.65 m		549,628
1990					7.87 m		515,717
1989					4.53 m		631,138
1988					2.75 m		614,601
1987					3.84 m		691,637
1986							642,714
1985							662,362
1974							1.25 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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