Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 10.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 10.8% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 14.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2010.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 8.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 15 Yemen 34.9% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 33.7% compare
- 17 Kenya 31.9% compare
- 18 Lesotho 31.8% compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 31.7% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 30.8% compare
- 21 Chad 30.6% 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, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 10.8% 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: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2010.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 18th 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: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release