Children out of school, primary in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Children out of school, primary was 9.28 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Upper middle income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2025, children out of school, primary in Upper middle income stood at 9.28 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Upper middle income peaked at 14.72 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.21 million, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.72 million | — |
| 2001 | 13.98 million | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 13.24 million | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 12.69 million | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 13.21 million | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 12.12 million | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 10.94 million | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 9.86 million | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 8.92 million | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 8.16 million | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 7.66 million | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 7.28 million | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.21 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.51 million | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 7.86 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 8.12 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 8.77 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.91 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.33 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.46 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 9.46 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.28 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.78 million | 8.16 million | 14.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.02 million | 7.21 million | 8.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.30 million | 9.06 million | 9.46 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- 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, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Upper middle income?
- Children out of school, primary in Upper middle income was 9.28 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.72 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.21 million in 2012.
- How does Upper middle income rank for children out of school, primary?
- Upper middle income ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.