Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 18.33 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed 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: Least Developed Countries is 18.33 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 18.43 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.32 million, in 2009.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 8th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.43 million | — |
| 2001 | 17.88 million | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 17.38 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 17.05 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 16.70 million | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 16.35 million | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.06 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.80 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 15.49 million | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 15.32 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 15.32 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.44 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.95 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.26 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.59 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 16.86 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 17.06 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.29 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.48 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.54 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 17.53 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.83 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 18.33 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.65 million | 15.32 million | 18.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.39 million | 15.32 million | 17.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.87 million | 17.53 million | 18.33 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, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 18.33 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 18.43 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.32 million in 2009.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release