Children out of school in High income
High income: Children out of school was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school in High income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
High income recorded 2.5% for children out of school in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in High income peaked at 3.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school in High income, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 65.6% compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65.3%
- 4 Sudan 43.8% compare
- 5 Cape Verde 41.8% compare
- 6 Niger 40.4% compare
- 7 Eritrea 40.4% compare
- 8 Haiti 39.8%
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 in High income?
- Children out of school in High income was 2.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
- How does High income rank for children out of school?
- High income ranks 5th out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. 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 (% of 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.