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 (Greece, 622).

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Annual values by country
	Germany	Italy	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Tajikistan	Greece
2024	8,820					1.2 m
2023	6,559	52,117	5,698					622
2022	58,820	64,907	4,446	965,853				437
2021	43,851	55,640	2,114	996,160				24,137
2020	35,069	39,912	1,937	489,065				23,966
2019	27,953	43,971	1,416	224,977				20,810
2018	25,345	43,832	2,928	141,533				19,606
2017	31,356	46,243	2,274	104,711			33,418	12,943
2016	49,857	47,236		88,850			50,555	9,269
2015	24,047	42,524		446,256		1.15 m	61,949	14,054
2014	34,341	34,972					68,800	18,430
2013	25,436	25,050		711,515			66,195	14,515
2012	25,123	9,482					51,683	12,388
2011	17,059	8,257				887,775	21,246	10,127
2010	31,781	6,072					17,887	9,572
2009	48,033	8,458					26,767
2008	46,745	11,421					35,880
2007	51,117	11,020					44,290	15,171
2006	61,404	10,258					47,227	18,417
2005	55,095	9,911		135,557			45,867	14,379
2004	63,242	5,185					47,916	15,816
2003	67,843	7,617					49,724	28,045
2002	73,176	5,632					42,087	42,270
2001	16,186	6,006					52,853	1,258
2000							48,987	474
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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