Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 21.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 21.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 39.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.9% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 25.8% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.0% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 21.0% 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 6th 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 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