Education

Children out of school

SE.PRM.UNER

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 3,326 for United Kingdom in 2023, over a series running from 2000 to 2023 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (China, 8.25 m) to the lowest (Lithuania, 156).

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Annual values by country
	United Kingdom	Italy	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Sierra Leone	Turkey	Lithuania
2024						1.2 m			156
2023	3,326	52,117	5,698					32,563	120
2022	3,458	64,907	4,446	965,853				13,955	27
2021	1,601	55,640	2,114	996,160				11,341	4
2020	1,260	39,912	1,937	489,065				11,545	133
2019	2,533	43,971	1,416	224,977				10,253	222
2018	14,916	43,832	2,928	141,533				10,494	188
2017	37,098	46,243	2,274	104,711				36,009	107
2016	59,716	47,236		88,850				92,179	152
2015	66,907	42,524		446,256		1.15 m	12,746	67,914	56
2014	75,047	34,972						13,915	69
2013	83,792	25,050		711,515			13,336	411	116
2012	81,776	9,482					33,425
2011	46,270	8,257				887,775	61,582
2010	23,362	6,072
2009	31,426	8,458
2008	16,367	11,421
2007	101,041	11,020
2006	44,924	10,258
2005	3,486	9,911		135,557
2004	25,967	5,185
2003	1,887	7,617							197
2002	1,175	5,632							480
2001	2,186	6,006							639
2000	2,385
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
1983							335,881
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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