Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 25.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 25.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 48.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2025.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 2nd 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 30.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 26.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.0% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 1 Somalia 85.3%
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 65.6% compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.3%
- 4 Tokelau 63.7% compare
- 5 Sudan 43.8% compare
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 25.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release