Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 17.86 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 17.86 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 41.31 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.86 million, in 2025.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.31 million | — |
| 2001 | 38.87 million | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 36.66 million | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 34.59 million | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 32.87 million | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 31.47 million | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 29.97 million | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 28.60 million | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 27.33 million | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 26.27 million | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 25.07 million | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 23.97 million | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 23.25 million | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 22.65 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 22.10 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 21.59 million | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 21.14 million | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.74 million | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.23 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 19.81 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.37 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 19.08 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 18.70 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 18.42 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 18.11 million | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 17.86 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.79 million | 26.27 million | 41.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.05 million | 19.81 million | 25.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.59 million | 17.86 million | 19.37 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 17.86 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.31 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.86 million in 2025.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release