Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 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, male was 47,230 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 stood at 47,230.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 70,590 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32,370, in 2014.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70,590 | — |
| 2001 | 68,030 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 64,940 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 60,410 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 55,100 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 50,840 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 46,820 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 43,190 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 39,900 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 36,880 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 34,640 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 33,610 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 33,360 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 32,800 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 32,370 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 32,670 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 33,650 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 34,830 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 36,150 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 37,620 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 39,120 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 40,970 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 42,900 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 44,700 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 46,030 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 47,230 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,670 | 36,880 | 70,590 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,170 | 32,370 | 37,620 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,492 | 39,120 | 47,230 | 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, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 47,230 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 70,590 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,370 in 2014.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- 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, male rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release