Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 1.33 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States is 1.33 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.33 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 795,200, in 2018.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 30th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.15 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 983,100 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 815,400 | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 796,400 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 795,200 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 798,200 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 816,100 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.21 million | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 1.28 million | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 1.33 million | +4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.5% | 816,100 | 1.06 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 million | 1.07 million | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 948,330 | 795,200 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million | 816,100 | 1.33 million | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 1.33 million 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 SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 795,200 in 2018.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school 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 35.7%. 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 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