Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 12.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12.2%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
17th
of 39 groups
All-time high
14.8%
in 2000
All-time low
7.6%
in 2010
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 12.2% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 14.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2010.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 7.8% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 14 Senegal 32.9% compare
- 15 Lesotho 32.6% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 31.5% compare
- 17 Mali 30.9% compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 29.5% compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 29.4% compare
- 20 Burundi 28.0% 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, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 12.2% 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: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2010.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 17th 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: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release