Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 179,600 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Central Asia recorded 179,600 for out-of-school children of primary school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 114.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 205,500 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83,900, in 2015.
That places SDG: Central Asia 33rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 205,500 | — |
| 2001 | 182,800 | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 158,800 | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 140,800 | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 130,900 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 123,500 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 114,500 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 104,800 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 99,240 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 99,730 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 105,300 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 108,200 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 107,900 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 98,900 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 91,030 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 83,900 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 84,730 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93,440 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 102,300 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 107,500 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 128,700 | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 137,500 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 151,100 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 164,200 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 173,000 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 179,600 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 136,057 | 99,240 | 205,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,320 | 83,900 | 108,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,683 | 128,700 | 179,600 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 336,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia was 179,600 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 205,500 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,900 in 2015.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 33rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central Asia 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