Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 18.08 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18.08 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
13th
of 39 groups
All-time high
20.73 million
in 2000
All-time low
15.99 million
in 2010
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 18.08 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 20.73 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.99 million, in 2010.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.73 million | — |
| 2001 | 20.17 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 19.69 million | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 19.43 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 18.92 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 18.32 million | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 17.69 million | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 17.06 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 16.51 million | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 16.10 million | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 15.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.14 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 16.33 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.54 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.78 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.56 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.80 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.97 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.36 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.24 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.13 million | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 18.08 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.46 million | 16.10 million | 20.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.74 million | 15.99 million | 17.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.13 million | 17.97 million | 18.36 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 10 Yemen 1.55 million compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 1.36 million compare
- 12 Mali 1.19 million compare
- 13 United States of America 965,853 compare
- 14 Bangladesh 918,575 compare
- 15 Chad 855,041 compare
- 16 Somalia 803,231
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 18.08 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 20.73 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.99 million in 2010.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release