Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 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, male was 15.37 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 15.37 million. 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 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 19.99 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.37 million, in 2025.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 9th 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, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.99 million | — |
| 2001 | 19.05 million | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 18.18 million | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 17.65 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 17.29 million | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 17.28 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.10 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.04 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.07 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.03 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 16.97 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.21 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.98 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.73 million | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 16.46 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 16.29 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.11 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.97 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.79 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 15.65 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 15.51 million | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 15.37 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.77 million | 17.03 million | 19.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.95 million | 16.29 million | 17.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.73 million | 15.37 million | 16.11 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 15.37 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 19.99 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.37 million in 2025.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release