Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 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: Small Island Developing States stood at 11.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 14.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2010.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 17th 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 8.3% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 14 Mali 34.0% compare
- 15 Kenya 32.9% compare
- 16 Lesotho 32.2% compare
- 17 Yemen 30.6% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 30.5% compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 30.1% compare
- 20 British Virgin Islands 27.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 11.5% 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: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2010.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 17th 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: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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