Children out of school, primary, male in High income
High income: Children out of school, primary, male was 1.08 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in High income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, male in High income is 1.08 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in High income peaked at 1.34 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 684,300, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.31 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.34 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.05 million | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 892,000 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 848,100 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 840,500 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 847,700 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 848,200 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 844,600 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 822,800 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 788,500 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 764,600 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 735,500 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 707,600 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 690,200 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 684,300 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 695,200 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 731,400 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 790,400 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 865,500 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 942,600 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 1.05 million | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 1.08 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 840,500 | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 746,470 | 684,300 | 844,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 955,917 | 790,400 | 1.08 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0283 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in High income?
- Children out of school, primary, male in High income was 1.08 million in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 684,300 in 2017.
- How does High income rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- High income ranks 5th out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.