Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 2.01 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 2.01 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.01 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million, in 2008.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.57 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.58 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.58 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.55 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.49 million | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.47 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.47 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.65 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.84 million | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.93 million | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 2.01 million | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 million | 1.46 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million | 1.47 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 million | 1.66 million | 2.01 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.01 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: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million in 2008.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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