Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 16.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 30.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2025.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 28.5% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 21.4% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 16.9% 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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