Children out of school, male in High income
High income: Children out of school, male was 2.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, male in High income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male primary school age.
Analysis
In 2025, children out of school, male in High income stood at 2.6%.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, male in High income peaked at 3.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school, male in High income, year by year
| Year | % of male primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0283 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, male in High income?
- Children out of school, male in High income was 2.6% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, male recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest children out of school, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
- How does High income rank for children out of school, male?
- High income ranks 5th out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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, male (% of male 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.