Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 23.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 stood at 23.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 42.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2023.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 27th 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, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2001 | 42.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.9% | 34.5% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 23.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.8% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 23.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release