Children out of school, primary in Low income
Low income: Children out of school, primary was 30.06 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Low income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Low income is 30.06 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Low income peaked at 30.06 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.36 million, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.88 million | — |
| 2001 | 29.26 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.65 million | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.00 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 27.34 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 26.68 million | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.09 million | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.48 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 24.89 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 24.47 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 24.36 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.77 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 25.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 25.99 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 26.63 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 27.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 27.86 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 28.76 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 28.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 29.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 29.60 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 30.06 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.07 million | 24.47 million | 29.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.95 million | 24.36 million | 28.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.43 million | 28.76 million | 30.06 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Low income?
- Children out of school, primary in Low income was 30.06 million in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.06 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.36 million in 2010.
- How does Low income rank for children out of school, primary?
- Low income ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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. 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.