Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 1.98 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 1.98 million for out-of-school children of primary school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 2.05 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 2008.
That places SDG: Western Asia 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.04 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.02 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.91 million | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.58 million | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.49 million | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.43 million | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.38 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.41 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.73 million | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.91 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.97 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.04 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.04 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.98 million | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 million | 1.38 million | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million | 1.41 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 million | 1.98 million | 2.05 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia was 1.98 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2008.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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