Children out of school, female in Low income
Low income: Children out of school, female was 25.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Low income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2025, children out of school, female in Low income stood at 25.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Low income peaked at 49.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 30.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 26.3% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.5% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Somalia 88.8%
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 66.3%
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 65.2% compare
- 4 Cape Verde 51.3% compare
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, female in Low income?
- Children out of school, female in Low income was 25.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2025.
- How does Low income rank for children out of school, female?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.