Children out of school, primary, female in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Children out of school, primary, female was 22.14 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
22.14 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
48.81 million
in 2000
All-time low
22.14 million
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Children out of school, primary, female in Lower middle income, 2000–2025

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2000201220252000: 48.8M2001: 45.8M2002: 43.1M2003: 40.7M2004: 39.0M2005: 37.1M2006: 35.0M2007: 33.1M2008: 31.4M2009: 30.0M2010: 28.6M2011: 27.3M2012: 26.5M2013: 26.1M2014: 25.7M2015: 25.3M2016: 24.9M2017: 24.6M2018: 24.2M2019: 23.8M2020: 23.5M2021: 23.2M2022: 22.9M2023: 22.7M2024: 22.4M2025: 22.1M

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Lower middle income is 22.14 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Lower middle income peaked at 48.81 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.14 million, in 2025.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Children out of school, primary, female in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, female in Lower middle income, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 48.81 million
2001 45.84 million -6.1%
2002 43.10 million -6.0%
2003 40.70 million -5.6%
2004 39.03 million -4.1%
2005 37.14 million -4.8%
2006 34.99 million -5.8%
2007 33.07 million -5.5%
2008 31.37 million -5.1%
2009 29.99 million -4.4%
2010 28.56 million -4.8%
2011 27.26 million -4.6%
2012 26.53 million -2.7%
2013 26.05 million -1.8%
2014 25.67 million -1.5%
2015 25.27 million -1.6%
2016 24.92 million -1.4%
2017 24.60 million -1.3%
2018 24.23 million -1.5%
2019 23.83 million -1.7%
2020 23.50 million -1.4%
2021 23.20 million -1.3%
2022 22.89 million -1.3%
2023 22.66 million -1.0%
2024 22.39 million -1.2%
2025 22.14 million -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.40 million 29.99 million 48.81 million 10
2010s 25.69 million 23.83 million 28.56 million 10
2020s 22.80 million 22.14 million 23.50 million 6

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 1 Nigeria 4.68 million compare
  2. 2 China 3.91 million
  3. 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.65 million
  4. 4 Ethiopia 2.33 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, female in Lower middle income?
Children out of school, primary, female in Lower middle income was 22.14 million in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 48.81 million in 2000.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 22.14 million in 2025.
How does Lower middle income rank for children out of school, primary, female?
Lower middle income ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.