Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 246,200 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
246,200
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
30th
of 39 groups
All-time high
274,400
in 2020
All-time low
133,900
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 246,200, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 274,400 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 133,900, in 2014.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 195,300 | — |
| 2001 | 186,900 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 176,900 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 167,800 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 162,900 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 162,500 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 163,400 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 162,100 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 158,600 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 154,500 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 151,000 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 143,900 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 139,000 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 135,700 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 133,900 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 134,200 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 205,300 | +53.0% |
| 2017 | 214,000 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 229,300 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 250,000 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 274,400 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 199,400 | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 213,300 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 227,500 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 239,200 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 246,200 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 169,090 | 154,500 | 195,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,630 | 133,900 | 250,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 233,333 | 199,400 | 274,400 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 27 Central African Republic 166,757 compare
- 28 Indonesia 154,814 compare
- 29 Viet Nam 150,622 compare
- 30 Iran, Islamic Republic of 140,725 compare
- 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 136,822 compare
- 32 Honduras 133,280 compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 133,173 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, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 246,200 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 274,400 in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,900 in 2014.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- 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, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release