Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 30.06 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.06 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
10th
of 39 groups
All-time high
30.06 million
in 2025
All-time low
24.36 million
in 2010
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 30.06 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 30.06 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.36 million, in 2010.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 10th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.88 million | — |
| 2001 | 29.26 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.65 million | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.00 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 27.34 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 26.68 million | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.09 million | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.48 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 24.89 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 24.47 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 24.36 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.77 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 25.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 25.99 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 26.63 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 27.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 27.86 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 28.76 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 28.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 29.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 29.60 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 30.06 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.07 million | 24.47 million | 29.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.95 million | 24.36 million | 28.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.43 million | 28.76 million | 30.06 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 7 Tanzania 2.01 million compare
- 8 Niger 1.88 million compare
- 9 Philippines 1.62 million compare
- 10 Yemen 1.55 million compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 1.36 million compare
- 12 Mali 1.19 million compare
- 13 United States 965,853 compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 30.06 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: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.06 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.36 million in 2010.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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