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

Lower middle income: Children out of school, primary, male was 24.26 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
24.26 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
46.06 million
in 2000
All-time low
24.26 million
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2000201220252000: 46.1M2001: 43.7M2002: 41.8M2003: 40.4M2004: 39.9M2005: 38.6M2006: 36.9M2007: 35.1M2008: 33.3M2009: 31.6M2010: 30.0M2011: 28.6M2012: 27.9M2013: 27.4M2014: 27.0M2015: 26.7M2016: 26.4M2017: 26.1M2018: 25.8M2019: 25.6M2020: 25.4M2021: 25.1M2022: 24.8M2023: 24.6M2024: 24.4M2025: 24.3M

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, male in Lower middle income is 24.26 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Lower middle income peaked at 46.06 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.26 million, in 2025.

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

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

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, male in Lower middle income, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 46.06 million
2001 43.74 million -5.0%
2002 41.80 million -4.4%
2003 40.41 million -3.3%
2004 39.91 million -1.2%
2005 38.61 million -3.3%
2006 36.93 million -4.4%
2007 35.09 million -5.0%
2008 33.29 million -5.1%
2009 31.62 million -5.0%
2010 30.01 million -5.1%
2011 28.64 million -4.6%
2012 27.88 million -2.7%
2013 27.38 million -1.8%
2014 27.00 million -1.4%
2015 26.70 million -1.1%
2016 26.44 million -1.0%
2017 26.14 million -1.1%
2018 25.82 million -1.2%
2019 25.61 million -0.8%
2020 25.35 million -1.0%
2021 25.09 million -1.0%
2022 24.83 million -1.0%
2023 24.63 million -0.8%
2024 24.44 million -0.8%
2025 24.26 million -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.75 million 31.62 million 46.06 million 10
2010s 27.16 million 25.61 million 30.01 million 10
2020s 24.77 million 24.26 million 25.35 million 6

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 1 Nigeria 4.39 million compare
  2. 2 China 4.34 million
  3. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.58 million
  4. 4 Ethiopia 1.91 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, male in Lower middle income?
Children out of school, primary, male in Lower middle income was 24.26 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 Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 46.06 million in 2000.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 24.26 million in 2025.
How does Lower middle income rank for children out of school, primary, male?
Lower middle income ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, 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.