Education

Children out of school

SE.PRM.UNER

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 52,117 for Italy in 2023, over a series running from 2001 to 2023 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (China, 8.25 m) to the lowest (Iceland, 599).

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Annual values by country
	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Turkey	Kazakhstan	Iceland
2025								128,155
2024		34,050				1.2 m		102,766
2023	52,117	35,806	5,698				32,563	93,210	599
2022	64,907	35,604	4,446	965,853			13,955	162,925	503
2021	55,640	40,101	2,114	996,160			11,341	170,299	476
2020	39,912	39,965	1,937	489,065			11,545	165,748	474
2019	43,971	47,054	1,416	224,977			10,253	58,533	395
2018	43,832	59,102	2,928	141,533			10,494	72,946	361
2017	46,243	68,903	2,274	104,711			36,009	80,808	345
2016	47,236	75,587		88,850			92,179	113,415	327
2015	42,524	79,588		446,256		1.15 m	67,914	105,069	389
2014	34,972	75,432					13,915	100,221	356
2013	25,050	71,360		711,515			411	91,695	359
2012	9,482	64,111						80,042	337
2011	8,257	53,950				887,775		75,710	375
2010	6,072	48,223						78,577	351
2009	8,458	23,183						67,436	478
2008	11,421	14,385						52,341	473
2007	11,020	2,320						38,263	436
2006	10,258	4,285						23,156	335
2005	9,911	3,433		135,557				21,178	265
2004	5,185	1,772						24,586	291
2003	7,617	2,051						24,507	298
2002	5,632	1,002						27,422	373
2001	6,006	576						28,095	218
2000								53,182	272
1999									374
1998									322
1997					8.25 m		784,142		253
1996					9.46 m				6
1995					10.1 m		866,162
1994					11.12 m		777,516		131
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
1977									276
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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