Greece | Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school. Limitations and exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries. Statistical concept and methodology: The rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Hellenic Republic
Records
63
Source
Greece | Children out of school (% of primary school age)
year value
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 1.16120005
1972 1.82678998
1973 2.30409002
1974 2.1573
1975 2.26794004
1976 1.82833004
1977 2.03432989
1978 2.39555001
1979 3.16776991
1980 4.86178017
1981 4.34041023
1982 5.21781015
1983 4.86003017
1984 5.07740021
1985 5.04611015
1986 5.68555021
1987 7.7825799
1988 6.86390018
1989 7.41261005
1990 7.90375996
1991 7.95704985
1992 7.93240976
1993 7.5700798
1994 6.96168995
1995 5.39745998
1996 6.70305014
1997 5.85499001
1998 0.00714
1999 0.03643
2000 0.12771
2001 0.13033
2002 0.37977001
2003 0.31141001
2004 0.78746998
2005 0.56191999
2006 0.51516002
2007 0.54705
2008
2009
2010 0.58863997
2011 1.30153
2012 1.68255997
2013 1.34512997
2014 2.14892006
2015 2.1793499
2016 1.40346003
2017 1.90221
2018 2.74727988
2019 2.80207992
2020 2.69303989
2021 2.55528998
2022

Greece | Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school. Limitations and exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries. Statistical concept and methodology: The rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Hellenic Republic
Records
63
Source