Share of children out of school in Western Europe in 2024 — 0.3%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 1.51 pp.
2001–2024 · % of primary school-age children
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.3 | −0.05 pp |
| 2023 | 0.34 | −0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 0.94 | +0.19 pp |
| 2021 | 0.74 | +0.14 pp |
| 2020 | 0.6 | +0.05 pp |
| 2019 | 0.56 | +0.06 pp |
| 2018 | 0.5 | −0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 0.59 | −0.41 pp |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +0.24 pp |
| 2015 | 0.77 | −0.58 pp |
| 2014 | 1.35 | +0.49 pp |
| 2013 | 0.85 | +0.08 pp |
| 2012 | 0.77 | +0.15 pp |
| 2011 | 0.62 | −0.58 pp |
| 2010 | 1.2 | −0.04 pp |
| 2009 | 1.24 | +0.21 pp |
| 2008 | 1.03 | +0.12 pp |
| 2007 | 0.91 | −0.11 pp |
| 2006 | 1.01 | +0.09 pp |
| 2005 | 0.93 | −1.79 pp |
| 2004 | 2.71 | −0.05 pp |
| 2003 | 2.77 | +0.05 pp |
| 2002 | 2.72 | +0.92 pp |
| 2001 | 1.8 | — |
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.