Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 25.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 25.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 49.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, 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, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 30.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 26.3% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.5% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 1 Somalia 88.8%
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 66.3%
- 3 Tokelau 65.9% compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 65.2% compare
- 5 Cape Verde 51.3% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 44.4% 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, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 25.5% 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2025.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- 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, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release