Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 33,540 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 stood at 33,540.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 51,260 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25,770, in 2016.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50,720 | — |
| 2001 | 51,060 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 51,260 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 50,390 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 48,120 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 45,240 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 42,830 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 40,450 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 38,240 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 36,140 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 34,190 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 32,040 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 29,970 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 27,980 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 26,540 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 26,230 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 25,770 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 25,960 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 26,770 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 27,380 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 27,980 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 28,740 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 30,020 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 31,450 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 32,680 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 33,540 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45,445 | 36,140 | 51,260 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,283 | 25,770 | 34,190 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,735 | 27,980 | 33,540 | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- 35 Central African Republic 123,022 compare
- 36 Togo 117,524 compare
- 37 South Africa 113,741 compare
- 38 Lao People's Democratic Republic 112,620 compare
- 39 Cambodia 101,852 compare
- 40 Russian Federation 99,908 compare
- 41 Liberia 92,542 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 33,540 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 51,260 in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,770 in 2016.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release