Children out of school in Low income
Low income: Children out of school was 24.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school in Low income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school in Low income is 24.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Low income peaked at 44.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.6% | — |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 28.7% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.5% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.1% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Somalia 85.3%
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 65.6% compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65.3%
- 4 Sudan 43.8% compare
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school in Low income?
- Children out of school in Low income was 24.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2025.
- How does Low income rank for children out of school?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 (% 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.