Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 22.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 22.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 40.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2025.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 2nd 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, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.1% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 26.6% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 24.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 1 Somalia 81.8%
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 66.0% compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.4%
- 4 Tokelau 61.1% compare
- 5 Sudan 45.7% 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, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 22.8% 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: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2025.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 2nd 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: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release