Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 518,800 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 518,800.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 573,800 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 268,600, in 2014.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 30th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 407,600 | — |
| 2001 | 389,400 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 368,500 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 349,200 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 340,600 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 340,500 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 340,900 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 334,700 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 324,000 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 313,400 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 304,100 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 287,700 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 275,700 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 269,600 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 268,600 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 272,000 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 407,600 | +49.9% |
| 2017 | 433,100 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 472,500 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 521,800 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 573,800 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 420,600 | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 447,900 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 475,400 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 498,900 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 518,800 | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +49.9% | 272,000 | 407,600 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 350,880 | 313,400 | 407,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,270 | 268,600 | 521,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 489,233 | 420,600 | 573,800 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 27 Guatemala 370,838 compare
- 28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 303,861 compare
- 29 Malaysia 296,516 compare
- 30 Central African Republic 289,779 compare
- 31 Honduras 284,267 compare
- 32 Indonesia 275,464 compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 265,649 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 518,800 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 573,800 in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 268,600 in 2014.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release