Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 382,700 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
382,700
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
31st
of 39 groups
All-time high
473,000
in 2000
All-time low
276,000
in 2012
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 382,700.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 473,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 276,000, in 2012.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 31st 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 473,000 | — |
| 2001 | 458,400 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 445,200 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 428,000 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 400,600 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 374,800 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 351,400 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 329,600 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 309,000 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 289,800 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 276,100 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 277,200 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 276,000 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 281,400 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 292,400 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 307,700 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 324,700 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 342,800 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 360,300 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 401,900 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 385,200 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 407,800 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 404,600 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 396,700 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 390,200 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 382,700 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 385,980 | 289,800 | 473,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,050 | 276,000 | 401,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 394,533 | 382,700 | 407,800 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 28 Senegal 201,790 compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 192,258 compare
- 30 Bangladesh 189,119 compare
- 31 Malaysia 181,582 compare
- 32 Central African Republic 177,758 compare
- 33 Honduras 162,426 compare
- 34 Liberia 157,569 compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 382,700 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 473,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 276,000 in 2012.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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