Upper middle income's children out of school, primary was 9.28 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 14.2% from 8.13 million in 2015 (1.34% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 9.28 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 9.06 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 8.13 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 14.72 million | 2000 |
| Lowest | 7.21 million | 2012 |
| Average since 2016 | 9.04 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 14.72 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Upper middle income's children out of school, primary fell 1.9% on 2024 (from 9.46 million to 9.28 million).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was −1.7% and a typical year strayed about 5.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.6% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.9% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 119,939 a year. A straight line explains 87% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 26 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,279,000 |
| 2024 | 9,463,000 |
| 2023 | 9,462,000 |
| 2022 | 9,334,000 |
| 2021 | 9,212,000 |
| 2020 | 9,057,000 |
| 2019 | 8,910,000 |
| 2018 | 8,766,000 |
| 2017 | 8,557,000 |
| 2016 | 8,330,000 |
| 2015 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.16 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils — 237.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 100.67% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 100.65% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 233.28 million (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Upper middle income's children out of school, primary?
- 9.28 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 36.96% from 14.72 million in 2000 (1.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 14.72 million in 2000 and the lowest 7.21 million in 2012.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Upper middle income?
- In 2025, Upper middle income's children out of school, primary fell 1.9% on 2024 (from 9.46 million to 9.28 million). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was −1.7% and a typical year strayed about 5.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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