Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 2.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 2.6% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2025.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 3.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2016.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 37th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 2.6% 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release