Children out of school in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Children out of school was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school in Upper 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 Upper middle income stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Upper middle income peaked at 6.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper 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
- 7 Eritrea 40.4% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school in Upper middle income?
- Children out of school in Upper middle income was 4.0% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2011.
- How does Upper middle income rank for children out of school?
- Upper middle income ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.