Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 recorded 10.0% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2025.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 15.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2014.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 21st 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, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.8% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 8.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- 18 Solomon Islands 29.5% compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 29.4% compare
- 20 Burundi 28.0% compare
- 21 Honduras 27.6% compare
- 22 Yemen 26.5% compare
- 23 Micronesia (country) 24.4% compare
- 24 British Virgin Islands 24.0% compare
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 10.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2014.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release