Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 19.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 36.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2025.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.8% | — |
| 2001 | 35.1% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 24.0% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 21.3% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.4% | 21.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
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, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 19.4% 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release