Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 9.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 9.3% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 27.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2025.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 23rd of 39 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.7% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 17.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 9.3% 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release