Out-of-school rate for 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
13.8%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
21st
of 39 groups
All-time high
23.7%
in 2000
All-time low
11.2%
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025

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

05101520252000201220252000: 23.7 %2001: 23.4 %2002: 23.1 %2003: 22.5 %2004: 21.3 %2005: 19.9 %2006: 18.5 %2007: 17.4 %2008: 16.4 %2009: 15.5 %2010: 14.7 %2011: 13.9 %2012: 13 %2013: 12.2 %2014: 11.6 %2015: 11.5 %2016: 11.2 %2017: 11.3 %2018: 11.5 %2019: 11.8 %2020: 12 %2021: 12.2 %2022: 12.6 %2023: 13.2 %2024: 13.6 %2025: 13.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 stood at 13.8%.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 23.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2016.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 21st of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%) in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 23.7%
2001 23.4% -1.3%
2002 23.1% -1.3%
2003 22.5% -2.6%
2004 21.3% -5.3%
2005 19.9% -6.6%
2006 18.5% -7.0%
2007 17.4% -5.9%
2008 16.4% -5.7%
2009 15.5% -5.5%
2010 14.7% -5.2%
2011 13.9% -5.4%
2012 13.0% -6.5%
2013 12.2% -6.2%
2014 11.6% -4.9%
2015 11.5% -0.9%
2016 11.2% -2.6%
2017 11.3% +0.9%
2018 11.5% +1.8%
2019 11.8% +2.6%
2020 12.0% +1.7%
2021 12.2% +1.7%
2022 12.6% +3.3%
2023 13.2% +4.8%
2024 13.6% +3.0%
2025 13.8% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.2% 15.5% 23.7% 10
2010s 12.3% 11.2% 14.7% 10
2020s 12.9% 12.0% 13.8% 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024

  1. 18 Madagascar 40.4% compare
  2. 19 Burundi 39.2% compare
  3. 20 Laos 36.6% compare
  4. 21 Lesotho 35.9% compare
  5. 22 Yemen 35.1% compare
  6. 23 Lebanon 34.4% compare
  7. 24 Bangladesh 34.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 13.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2016.
How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school rate for 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 20.0%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
201 places, 3,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release