Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 9.11 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.11 million
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
13th
of 39 groups
All-time high
26.38 million
in 2000
All-time low
9.11 million
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 9.11 million for out-of-school children of primary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 26.38 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.11 million, in 2025.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 13th 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, male in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.38 million | — |
| 2001 | 25.10 million | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 24.10 million | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 23.38 million | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 22.60 million | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 21.82 million | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 20.95 million | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 19.71 million | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 18.46 million | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 17.28 million | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 15.99 million | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 14.87 million | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 14.04 million | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 13.28 million | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 12.54 million | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 11.93 million | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.27 million | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 10.69 million | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.24 million | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 9.97 million | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 9.72 million | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 9.50 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 9.60 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.43 million | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 9.25 million | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 9.11 million | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.98 million | 17.28 million | 26.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.48 million | 9.97 million | 15.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.44 million | 9.11 million | 9.72 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 10 India 815,165 compare
- 11 Philippines 744,103 compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 703,431 compare
- 13 Yemen 688,200 compare
- 14 Mali 533,418 compare
- 15 United States 517,634 compare
- 16 Senegal 473,825 compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia was 9.11 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.38 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.11 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release