Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 111,100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 111,100, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 150,700 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 101,700, in 2019.
That places GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 145,100 | — |
| 2001 | 147,500 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 149,100 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 149,300 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 149,700 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 150,700 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 147,300 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 144,500 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 140,000 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 136,000 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 130,800 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 128,100 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 125,600 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 122,500 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 117,900 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 112,000 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 107,200 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 103,700 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 102,200 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 101,700 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 101,700 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 102,900 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 104,400 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 105,200 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 106,800 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 111,100 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 145,920 | 136,000 | 150,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,170 | 101,700 | 130,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,350 | 101,700 | 111,100 | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 111,100 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 150,700 in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,700 in 2019.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release