Share of children out of school in upper-middle-income countries in 2024 — 2.3%. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 1.81 pp.
2005–2024 · % of primary school-age children
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.3 | +0.04 pp |
| 2023 | 2.26 | −0.62 pp |
| 2022 | 2.88 | −0.18 pp |
| 2021 | 3.06 | −0.32 pp |
| 2020 | 3.38 | +0.47 pp |
| 2019 | 2.91 | −1.43 pp |
| 2018 | 4.34 | +0.42 pp |
| 2017 | 3.92 | −0.04 pp |
| 2016 | 3.97 | +0.53 pp |
| 2015 | 3.44 | +0.36 pp |
| 2014 | 3.08 | +0.64 pp |
| 2013 | 2.44 | −0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 2.6 | +0.72 pp |
| 2011 | 1.88 | — |
| 2009 | 1.95 | −0.64 pp |
| 2008 | 2.59 | −0.02 pp |
| 2007 | 2.61 | — |
| 2005 | 4.11 | — |
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.