Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 18.83 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 18.83 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 38.52 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.83 million, in 2025.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.52 million | — |
| 2001 | 36.58 million | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 35.03 million | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 33.72 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 32.67 million | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 31.91 million | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 30.86 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 29.57 million | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 28.25 million | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 27.01 million | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 25.68 million | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 24.54 million | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 23.84 million | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 23.15 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 22.54 million | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.09 million | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 21.67 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.32 million | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.90 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.63 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 20.30 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.96 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 19.60 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 19.32 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 19.04 million | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 18.83 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.41 million | 27.01 million | 38.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.64 million | 20.63 million | 25.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.51 million | 18.83 million | 20.30 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 18.83 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.52 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.83 million in 2025.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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