Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 8.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pacific island small states, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 8.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2015.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pacific island small states peaked at 17.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2006.
Pacific island small states ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.3% | — |
| 1999 | 13.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +68.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -48.2% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +44.9% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 6.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 27 Togo 21.4% compare
- 28 Myanmar 21.0% compare
- 29 Cayman Islands 19.6% compare
- 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 19.6% compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 19.6% compare
- 32 Malawi 18.6% compare
- 33 Jamaica 17.9% compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pacific island small states?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pacific island small states was 8.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2006.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Pacific island small states ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.