Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 30.47 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 30.47 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 41.56 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.47 million, in 2025.
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 9th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.56 million | — |
| 2001 | 39.44 million | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 37.62 million | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 36.41 million | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 35.60 million | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 35.48 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.06 million | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 34.95 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.95 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 34.71 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 35.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 35.30 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 35.31 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.93 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 34.41 million | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 33.84 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 33.17 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 32.69 million | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 32.19 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 31.82 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 31.44 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 31.11 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 30.75 million | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 30.47 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.60 million | 34.90 million | 41.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.43 million | 32.69 million | 35.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.30 million | 30.47 million | 32.19 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 30.47 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 41.56 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.47 million in 2025.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release