Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 13.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
13.2%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
14th
of 39 groups
All-time high
25.5%
in 2000
All-time low
13.2%
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 25.5 %2001: 23.9 %2002: 22.6 %2003: 21.6 %2004: 20.9 %2005: 20.3 %2006: 19.8 %2007: 19.4 %2008: 19.1 %2009: 18.9 %2010: 18.6 %2011: 18.3 %2012: 18.2 %2013: 18 %2014: 17.7 %2015: 17.1 %2016: 16.6 %2017: 16 %2018: 15.3 %2019: 14.8 %2020: 14.4 %2021: 14 %2022: 13.7 %2023: 13.5 %2024: 13.3 %2025: 13.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 13.2%, measured in 2025. 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 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 25.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2025.

That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 25.5%
2001 23.9% -6.3%
2002 22.6% -5.4%
2003 21.6% -4.4%
2004 20.9% -3.2%
2005 20.3% -2.9%
2006 19.8% -2.5%
2007 19.4% -2.0%
2008 19.1% -1.5%
2009 18.9% -1.0%
2010 18.6% -1.6%
2011 18.3% -1.6%
2012 18.2% -0.5%
2013 18.0% -1.1%
2014 17.7% -1.7%
2015 17.1% -3.4%
2016 16.6% -2.9%
2017 16.0% -3.6%
2018 15.3% -4.4%
2019 14.8% -3.3%
2020 14.4% -2.7%
2021 14.0% -2.8%
2022 13.7% -2.1%
2023 13.5% -1.5%
2024 13.3% -1.5%
2025 13.2% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.2% 18.9% 25.5% 10
2010s 17.1% 14.8% 18.6% 10
2020s 13.7% 13.2% 14.4% 6

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  4. 14 Angola 36.9% compare
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  6. 16 Burkina Faso 33.7% compare
  7. 17 Kenya 31.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 13.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2025.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
219 places, 4,581 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release