Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 12.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia, 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 SDG: Western Asia is 12.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 16.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2012.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 16th 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 13 Cape Verde 33.0% compare
- 14 Senegal 32.9% compare
- 15 Lesotho 32.6% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 31.5% compare
- 17 Mali 30.9% compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 29.5% compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 29.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia was 12.7% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 16th 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: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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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February 2026 Data Release