Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 272,600 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
272,600
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
30th
of 39 groups
All-time high
299,400
in 2020
All-time low
133,900
in 2013
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 272,600 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 299,400 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 133,900, in 2013.
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, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 212,200 | — |
| 2001 | 202,500 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 191,600 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 181,400 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 177,600 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 178,000 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 177,600 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 172,600 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 165,400 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 158,900 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 153,000 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 143,900 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 136,700 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 133,900 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 134,700 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 137,800 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 202,400 | +46.9% |
| 2017 | 219,100 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 243,200 | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 271,800 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 299,400 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 221,100 | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 234,600 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 247,900 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 259,700 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 272,600 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 181,780 | 158,900 | 212,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,650 | 133,900 | 271,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,883 | 221,100 | 299,400 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 27 Guatemala 181,922 compare
- 28 Brazil 178,226 compare
- 29 Malaysia 175,247 compare
- 30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 167,930 compare
- 31 Iran, Islamic Republic of 163,136 compare
- 32 Honduras 150,987 compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 132,476 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, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 272,600 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 299,400 in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,900 in 2013.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- 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, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release