Children out of school in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Children out of school was 8.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school in Lower middle income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
In 2025, children out of school in Lower middle income stood at 8.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Lower middle income peaked at 18.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.9% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 1 Somalia 85.3%
- 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
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school in Lower middle income?
- Children out of school in Lower middle income was 8.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for children out of school?
- Lower middle income ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.