Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 267,600 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 267,600, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 529,900 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 257,700, in 2012.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 529,900 | — |
| 2001 | 464,100 | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 409,000 | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 359,000 | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 326,500 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 305,800 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 294,400 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 281,900 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 268,900 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 265,700 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 261,300 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 257,900 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 257,700 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 263,800 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 274,500 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 284,700 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 292,300 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 296,700 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 296,400 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 292,100 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 286,800 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 283,200 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 279,000 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 273,400 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 269,300 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 267,600 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 350,520 | 265,700 | 529,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 277,740 | 257,700 | 296,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 276,550 | 267,600 | 286,800 | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 267,600 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 529,900 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 257,700 in 2012.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Upper 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