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

Latest (2025)
33,540
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
38th
of 39 groups
All-time high
51,260
in 2002
All-time low
25,770
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000–2025

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201220252000: 50.7k2001: 51.1k2002: 51.3k2003: 50.4k2004: 48.1k2005: 45.2k2006: 42.8k2007: 40.5k2008: 38.2k2009: 36.1k2010: 34.2k2011: 32.0k2012: 30.0k2013: 28.0k2014: 26.5k2015: 26.2k2016: 25.8k2017: 26.0k2018: 26.8k2019: 27.4k2020: 28.0k2021: 28.7k2022: 30.0k2023: 31.4k2024: 32.7k2025: 33.5k

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 35 Central African Republic 123,022 compare
  2. 36 Togo 117,524 compare
  3. 37 South Africa 113,741 compare
  4. 38 Lao People's Democratic Republic 112,620 compare
  5. 39 Cambodia 101,852 compare
  6. 40 Russian Federation 99,908 compare
  7. 41 Liberia 92,542 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
202 places, 3,532 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release