Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 9.28 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 9.28 million for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 14.72 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.21 million, in 2012.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 17th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.72 million | — |
| 2001 | 13.98 million | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 13.24 million | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 12.69 million | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 13.21 million | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 12.12 million | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 10.94 million | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 9.86 million | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 8.92 million | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 8.16 million | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 7.66 million | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 7.28 million | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.21 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.51 million | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 7.86 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 8.12 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 8.77 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.91 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.33 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.46 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 9.46 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.28 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.78 million | 8.16 million | 14.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.02 million | 7.21 million | 8.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.30 million | 9.06 million | 9.46 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 9.28 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.72 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.21 million in 2012.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle 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