Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 24.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 24.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 44.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2025.
WB: Low 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.6% | — |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 28.7% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.5% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.1% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 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
- 6 Cape Verde 41.8% compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 24.1% 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2025.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 3rd 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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