Share of children out of school in high-income countries in 2023 — 1.99%. Since 2015, the indicator has risen by 0.34 pp.
2015–2023 · % of primary school-age children
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.99 | −0.39 pp |
| 2022 | 2.38 | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 2.08 | +0.62 pp |
| 2020 | 1.46 | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 1.06 | +0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 0.97 | — |
| 2015 | 1.65 | — |
The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.
Education Primary school enrollmentThe net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.
Education Primary completion rateWhat share of children reach the last grade of primary school.
Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Education Secondary school enrollmentThe gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.