Children out of school, primary, male in Low income

Low income: Children out of school, primary, male was 14.35 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14.35 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
3rd
of 5 groups
All-time high
14.35 million
in 2025
All-time low
11.41 million
in 2010
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Children out of school, primary, male in Low income, 2000–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000201220252000: 13.6M2001: 13.3M2002: 13.1M2003: 12.8M2004: 12.6M2005: 12.4M2006: 12.1M2007: 11.9M2008: 11.6M2009: 11.4M2010: 11.4M2011: 11.4M2012: 11.5M2013: 11.7M2014: 12.1M2015: 12.4M2016: 12.8M2017: 13.2M2018: 13.6M2019: 13.9M2020: 14.0M2021: 14.0M2022: 14.3M2023: 14.2M2024: 14.2M2025: 14.3M

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

Analysis

Low income recorded 14.35 million for children out of school, primary, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Low income peaked at 14.35 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.41 million, in 2010.

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

Children out of school, primary, male in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, male in Low income, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 13.58 million
2001 13.30 million -2.1%
2002 13.06 million -1.8%
2003 12.83 million -1.8%
2004 12.61 million -1.7%
2005 12.37 million -1.9%
2006 12.14 million -1.9%
2007 11.88 million -2.1%
2008 11.61 million -2.3%
2009 11.44 million -1.5%
2010 11.41 million -0.3%
2011 11.45 million +0.4%
2012 11.53 million +0.7%
2013 11.73 million +1.7%
2014 12.09 million +3.1%
2015 12.45 million +3.0%
2016 12.85 million +3.2%
2017 13.22 million +2.9%
2018 13.61 million +3.0%
2019 13.90 million +2.1%
2020 14.03 million +0.9%
2021 14.04 million +0.1%
2022 14.27 million +1.6%
2023 14.22 million -0.4%
2024 14.25 million +0.2%
2025 14.35 million +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.48 million 11.44 million 13.58 million 10
2010s 12.42 million 11.41 million 13.90 million 10
2020s 14.19 million 14.03 million 14.35 million 6

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 1 Nigeria 4.39 million compare
  2. 2 China 4.34 million
  3. 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.58 million
  4. 4 Ethiopia 1.91 million compare
  5. 5 Sudan 1.67 million compare
  6. 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.19 million compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, male in Low income?
Children out of school, primary, male in Low income was 14.35 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 Low income?
The highest recorded value was 14.35 million in 2025.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 11.41 million in 2010.
How does Low income rank for children out of school, primary, male?
Low income ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 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.