Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 33.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 33.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 35.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2018.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 18th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4% | — |
| 2001 | 35.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 32.9% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 28.9% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 24.3% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 25.1% | 33.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 33.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release