Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 32.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 32.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 34.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2019.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 19th 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 32.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 27.8% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 24.2% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 24.6% | 32.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 16 Burundi 68.3% compare
- 17 Mozambique 67.8% compare
- 18 Afghanistan 67.8% compare
- 19 Cameroon 67.3% compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.9% compare
- 21 Ghana 66.7% compare
- 22 Guatemala 65.1% compare
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, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 32.6% 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 19th 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release