Children out of school, primary, male in Middle income
Middle income: Children out of school, primary, male was 18.83 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Middle income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2025, children out of school, primary, male in Middle income stood at 18.83 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Middle income peaked at 38.52 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.83 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.52 million | — |
| 2001 | 36.58 million | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 35.03 million | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 33.72 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 32.67 million | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 31.91 million | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 30.86 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 29.57 million | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 28.25 million | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 27.01 million | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 25.68 million | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 24.54 million | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 23.84 million | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 23.15 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 22.54 million | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.09 million | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 21.67 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.32 million | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.90 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.63 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 20.30 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.96 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 19.60 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 19.32 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 19.04 million | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 18.83 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.41 million | 27.01 million | 38.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.64 million | 20.63 million | 25.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.51 million | 18.83 million | 20.30 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Middle income?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Middle income was 18.83 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.52 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.83 million in 2025.
- How does Middle income rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Middle income ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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, 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.