Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male was 30.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
30.6%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
22nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
43.6%
in 2000
All-time low
29.0%
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025

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

0102030402000201220252000: 43.6 %2001: 43.2 %2002: 42.8 %2003: 42.3 %2004: 42.2 %2005: 42.1 %2006: 41.2 %2007: 40.1 %2008: 38.8 %2009: 37.5 %2010: 36.3 %2011: 35.4 %2012: 35 %2013: 34.2 %2014: 33 %2015: 31.6 %2016: 30.5 %2017: 29.6 %2018: 29.2 %2019: 29 %2020: 29.2 %2021: 29.7 %2022: 30 %2023: 30 %2024: 30 %2025: 30.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 recorded 30.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 43.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2019.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 22nd 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, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 43.6%
2001 43.2% -0.9%
2002 42.8% -0.9%
2003 42.3% -1.2%
2004 42.2% -0.2%
2005 42.1% -0.2%
2006 41.2% -2.1%
2007 40.1% -2.7%
2008 38.8% -3.2%
2009 37.5% -3.4%
2010 36.3% -3.2%
2011 35.4% -2.5%
2012 35.0% -1.1%
2013 34.2% -2.3%
2014 33.0% -3.5%
2015 31.6% -4.2%
2016 30.5% -3.5%
2017 29.6% -3.0%
2018 29.2% -1.4%
2019 29.0% -0.7%
2020 29.2% +0.7%
2021 29.7% +1.7%
2022 30.0% +1.0%
2023 30.0% +0.0%
2024 30.0% +0.0%
2025 30.6% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.4% 37.5% 43.6% 10
2010s 32.4% 29.0% 36.3% 10
2020s 29.9% 29.2% 30.6% 6

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

  1. 19 Suriname 64.3% compare
  2. 20 Lesotho 63.0% compare
  3. 21 Cameroon 62.3% compare
  4. 22 Guinea 61.1% compare
  5. 23 Lebanon 61.1% compare
  6. 24 Papua New Guinea 61.0% compare
  7. 25 Tuvalu 58.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 30.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2019.
How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
218 places, 3,927 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release