Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 2.06 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 2.06 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 2.98 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2017.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.85 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.98 million | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.79 million | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 2.19 million | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 2.18 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.33 million | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.63 million | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 1.78 million | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 1.91 million | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 2.00 million | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 2.06 million | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.14 million | 1.64 million | 2.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million | 1.30 million | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 million | 1.48 million | 2.06 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 2.06 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2017.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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