Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 19.07 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
19.07 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
7th
of 39 groups
All-time high
21.15 million
in 2000
All-time low
16.49 million
in 2010
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 19.07 million for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 21.15 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.49 million, in 2010.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.15 million | — |
| 2001 | 20.50 million | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 19.83 million | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 19.25 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 18.63 million | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 18.03 million | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 17.52 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.18 million | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 16.77 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.51 million | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.49 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.81 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.05 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 17.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.37 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.34 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 17.77 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 18.19 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 18.45 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 18.77 million | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 19.07 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.54 million | 16.51 million | 21.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.12 million | 16.49 million | 17.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.32 million | 17.65 million | 19.07 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 19.07 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.15 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.49 million in 2010.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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