Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 24.26 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 24.26 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 46.06 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.26 million, in 2025.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 3rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.06 million | — |
| 2001 | 43.74 million | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 41.80 million | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 40.41 million | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 39.91 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 38.61 million | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 36.93 million | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 35.09 million | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 33.29 million | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 31.62 million | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 30.01 million | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 28.64 million | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 27.88 million | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 27.38 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 27.00 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.70 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 26.44 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.14 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 25.82 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.61 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.35 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 25.09 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 24.83 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 24.63 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 24.44 million | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 24.26 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.75 million | 31.62 million | 46.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.16 million | 25.61 million | 30.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.77 million | 24.26 million | 25.35 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 24.26 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.06 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.26 million in 2025.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release