Share of children out of school in Western Asia in 2024 — 7.34%. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 15.7 pp.
1999–2024 · % of primary school-age children
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.34 | +0.46 pp |
| 2023 | 6.88 | −0.84 pp |
| 2022 | 7.72 | +0 pp |
| 2021 | 7.72 | +0.42 pp |
| 2020 | 7.3 | +4.6 pp |
| 2019 | 2.7 | +0.41 pp |
| 2018 | 2.29 | −0.21 pp |
| 2017 | 2.51 | −7.47 pp |
| 2016 | 9.97 | +6.59 pp |
| 2015 | 3.39 | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 3.08 | −9.6 pp |
| 2013 | 12.68 | −0.32 pp |
| 2012 | 13 | +7.9 pp |
| 2011 | 5.1 | — |
| 2007 | 7.9 | +1.87 pp |
| 2006 | 6.03 | −9.09 pp |
| 2005 | 15.12 | −0.29 pp |
| 2004 | 15.41 | −0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 16.01 | +7.85 pp |
| 2002 | 8.16 | −13.34 pp |
| 2001 | 21.5 | — |
| 1999 | 23.03 | — |
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.