Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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, male was 12.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, 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, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 12.9%, 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 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 22.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2025.
That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 13th 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, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.3% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.9% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 10 Angola 36.6% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 34.8% compare
- 12 Kenya 33.9% compare
- 13 Cape Verde 33.0% compare
- 14 Senegal 32.9% compare
- 15 Lesotho 32.6% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 31.5% compare
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 12.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release