Share of children out of school in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 5.37%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.62 pp.
2000–2024 · % of primary school-age children
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.37 | −4.25 pp |
| 2023 | 9.62 | +2.15 pp |
| 2022 | 7.47 | −1.28 pp |
| 2021 | 8.76 | +3 pp |
| 2020 | 5.76 | −2.04 pp |
| 2019 | 7.8 | +0.57 pp |
| 2018 | 7.22 | +0.23 pp |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.93 pp |
| 2016 | 6.06 | −4.29 pp |
| 2015 | 10.36 | −0.17 pp |
| 2014 | 10.53 | +7.21 pp |
| 2013 | 3.31 | −0.81 pp |
| 2012 | 4.13 | −0.86 pp |
| 2011 | 4.99 | −2.72 pp |
| 2010 | 7.71 | −1.44 pp |
| 2009 | 9.15 | +1.44 pp |
| 2008 | 7.71 | +0.43 pp |
| 2007 | 7.28 | −7.86 pp |
| 2006 | 15.14 | −0.09 pp |
| 2005 | 15.23 | — |
| 2003 | 11.26 | — |
| 2000 | 16.99 | — |
The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.
Education Primary school enrollmentThe net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.
Education Primary completion rateWhat share of children reach the last grade of primary school.
Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Education Secondary school enrollmentThe gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.