Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 8.49 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 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, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 8.49 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 9.65 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.53 million, in 2010.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 14th 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, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.65 million | — |
| 2001 | 9.39 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.18 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.12 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.90 million | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.64 million | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 8.35 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 8.06 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.79 million | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 7.58 million | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.53 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.55 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.62 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.72 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.83 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.96 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 8.11 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.41 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.60 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.56 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.73 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 8.61 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 8.52 million | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 8.49 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 million | 7.58 million | 9.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.95 million | 7.53 million | 8.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.58 million | 8.49 million | 8.73 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 11 Philippines 744,103 compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 703,431 compare
- 13 Yemen 688,200 compare
- 14 Mali 533,418 compare
- 15 United States of America 517,634 compare
- 16 Senegal 473,825 compare
- 17 Somalia 388,894
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, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 8.49 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 million in 2010.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release