Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 4.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2011.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 4.4% 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2011.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle 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