Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 22.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 22.2% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 41.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 5th 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, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.1% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 25.9% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 22.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 22.2% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 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
- 8 Sudan 41.9% compare
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 rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 22.2% 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 5th 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: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release