Education
Children out of school
SE.PRM.UNER
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Sudan, Sierra Leone. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
7 of 8 countries compared, out of 142.
Up to eight countries on one chart, out of 142. Hover the chart to read a year, click a country in the legend to hide it and read the scale without it.
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This page carries a single indicator, with its year by year table and the official definition. Tick others to compare them on the education grid, one card and one chart per indicator.
Latest known value: 52,117 for Italy in 2023, over a series running from 2001 to 2023 and 7 countries compared, from the highest (China, 8.25 m) to the lowest (Netherlands, 5,698).
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Year by year values
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| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34,050 | 1.2 m | |||||
| 2023 | 52,117 | 35,806 | 5,698 | ||||
| 2022 | 64,907 | 35,604 | 4,446 | 965,853 | |||
| 2021 | 55,640 | 40,101 | 2,114 | 996,160 | |||
| 2020 | 39,912 | 39,965 | 1,937 | 489,065 | |||
| 2019 | 43,971 | 47,054 | 1,416 | 224,977 | |||
| 2018 | 43,832 | 59,102 | 2,928 | 141,533 | |||
| 2017 | 46,243 | 68,903 | 2,274 | 104,711 | |||
| 2016 | 47,236 | 75,587 | 88,850 | ||||
| 2015 | 42,524 | 79,588 | 446,256 | 1.15 m | 12,746 | ||
| 2014 | 34,972 | 75,432 | |||||
| 2013 | 25,050 | 71,360 | 711,515 | 13,336 | |||
| 2012 | 9,482 | 64,111 | 33,425 | ||||
| 2011 | 8,257 | 53,950 | 887,775 | 61,582 | |||
| 2010 | 6,072 | 48,223 | |||||
| 2009 | 8,458 | 23,183 | |||||
| 2008 | 11,421 | 14,385 | |||||
| 2007 | 11,020 | 2,320 | |||||
| 2006 | 10,258 | 4,285 | |||||
| 2005 | 9,911 | 3,433 | 135,557 | ||||
| 2004 | 5,185 | 1,772 | |||||
| 2003 | 7,617 | 2,051 | |||||
| 2002 | 5,632 | 1,002 | |||||
| 2001 | 6,006 | 576 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 1983 | 335,881 |
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.
Text published by the World Bank for indicator SE.PRM.UNER, reproduced unchanged.
The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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