Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montserrat
Montserrat: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montserrat, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montserrat stood at 16.0%.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montserrat peaked at 29.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2003.
That places Montserrat 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -33.5% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 7.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 9.8% | 17.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Montserrat
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 294 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montserrat?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Montserrat was 16.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2003.
- How does Montserrat rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Montserrat ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release