Children out of school, primary in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Children out of school, primary was 46.40 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Lower middle income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 46.40 million for children out of school, primary in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Lower middle income peaked at 94.87 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.40 million, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.87 million | — |
| 2001 | 89.58 million | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 84.91 million | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 81.10 million | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 78.94 million | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 75.75 million | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 71.92 million | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 68.16 million | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 64.66 million | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 61.62 million | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 58.57 million | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 55.90 million | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 54.41 million | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 53.43 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 52.67 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 51.97 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.35 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 50.74 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 50.05 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 49.45 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 48.84 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 48.29 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 47.72 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.29 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 46.83 million | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 46.40 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.15 million | 61.62 million | 94.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.85 million | 49.45 million | 58.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.56 million | 46.40 million | 48.84 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4088 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Lower middle income?
- Children out of school, primary in Lower middle income was 46.40 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 94.87 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.40 million in 2025.
- How does Lower middle income rank for children out of school, primary?
- Lower middle income ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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. 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.