Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 22.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 22.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 43.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 27.6% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 1 Somalia 88.8%
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 66.3%
- 3 Tokelau 65.9% compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 65.2% compare
- 5 Cape Verde 51.3% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 44.4% compare
- 7 Eritrea 43.5% compare
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, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 22.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release