Children out of school, primary, female in Middle income

Middle income: Children out of school, primary, female was 17.86 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
17.86 million
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
2nd
of 5 groups
All-time high
41.31 million
in 2000
All-time low
17.86 million
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M2000201220252000: 41.3M2001: 38.9M2002: 36.7M2003: 34.6M2004: 32.9M2005: 31.5M2006: 30.0M2007: 28.6M2008: 27.3M2009: 26.3M2010: 25.1M2011: 24.0M2012: 23.2M2013: 22.6M2014: 22.1M2015: 21.6M2016: 21.1M2017: 20.7M2018: 20.2M2019: 19.8M2020: 19.4M2021: 19.1M2022: 18.7M2023: 18.4M2024: 18.1M2025: 17.9M

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

Analysis

Middle income recorded 17.86 million for children out of school, primary, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Middle income peaked at 41.31 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.86 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, female in Middle income, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 41.31 million
2001 38.87 million -5.9%
2002 36.66 million -5.7%
2003 34.59 million -5.6%
2004 32.87 million -5.0%
2005 31.47 million -4.3%
2006 29.97 million -4.8%
2007 28.60 million -4.6%
2008 27.33 million -4.4%
2009 26.27 million -3.9%
2010 25.07 million -4.6%
2011 23.97 million -4.4%
2012 23.25 million -3.0%
2013 22.65 million -2.6%
2014 22.10 million -2.4%
2015 21.59 million -2.3%
2016 21.14 million -2.1%
2017 20.74 million -1.9%
2018 20.23 million -2.5%
2019 19.81 million -2.1%
2020 19.37 million -2.2%
2021 19.08 million -1.5%
2022 18.70 million -2.0%
2023 18.42 million -1.5%
2024 18.11 million -1.7%
2025 17.86 million -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.79 million 26.27 million 41.31 million 10
2010s 22.05 million 19.81 million 25.07 million 10
2020s 18.59 million 17.86 million 19.37 million 6

Countries ranked near 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
  5. 5 Sudan 1.50 million compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, female in Middle income?
Children out of school, primary, female in Middle income was 17.86 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 Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 41.31 million in 2000.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 17.86 million in 2025.
How does Middle income rank for children out of school, primary, female?
Middle income ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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.