Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 4.20 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia stood at 4.20 million.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 4.86 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.17 million, in 2012.
That places SDG: Western Asia 22nd 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.86 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.74 million | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.46 million | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 4.05 million | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 3.75 million | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 3.53 million | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.38 million | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.26 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.21 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.19 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.17 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.24 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.58 million | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 3.75 million | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.84 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.92 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.04 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.15 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.27 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.30 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.30 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.26 million | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 4.20 million | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.85 million | 3.21 million | 4.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 million | 3.17 million | 4.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 million | 4.20 million | 4.30 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 4.20 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 million in 2012.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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