Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 15.10 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 15.10 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 21.57 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.10 million, in 2025.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 11th 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, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.57 million | — |
| 2001 | 20.40 million | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 19.44 million | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 18.77 million | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 18.30 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 18.20 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.96 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 17.92 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.85 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.84 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.74 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.88 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.96 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.72 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 17.44 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 17.11 million | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.71 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.39 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.08 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 15.85 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.65 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.46 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.24 million | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 15.10 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.83 million | 17.85 million | 21.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.48 million | 16.39 million | 17.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.56 million | 15.10 million | 16.08 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 15.10 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 21.57 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.10 million in 2025.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release