Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 9.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 9.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 16.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2014.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 23rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.6% | — |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 7.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 9.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2014.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release