Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Northern America recorded 1.32 million for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 150.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America peaked at 1.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 437,900, in 2000.
That places SDG: Northern America 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 437,900 | — |
| 2001 | 458,100 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 472,500 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 473,800 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 464,000 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 482,100 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 510,400 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 529,100 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 534,700 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 535,600 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 540,500 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 541,400 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 539,900 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 531,400 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 525,400 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 526,500 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 533,500 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 559,900 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 612,800 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 687,500 | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 799,700 | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 946,100 | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 1.28 million | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 1.32 million | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 489,820 | 437,900 | 535,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 559,880 | 525,400 | 687,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million | 799,700 | 1.32 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2707 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America was 1.32 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 SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 437,900 in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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