Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 36,570 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 recorded 36,570 for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 74,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22,620, in 2014.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 38th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74,000 | — |
| 2001 | 69,560 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 64,470 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 57,980 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 51,090 | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 45,440 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 40,810 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 36,830 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 33,250 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 29,950 | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 27,150 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 25,530 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 24,630 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 23,480 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 22,620 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 22,710 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23,750 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 24,940 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 26,290 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 27,650 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 29,070 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 30,700 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 32,220 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 33,780 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 35,270 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 36,570 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50,338 | 29,950 | 74,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,875 | 22,620 | 27,650 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,935 | 29,070 | 36,570 | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 36,570 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 74,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,620 in 2014.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release