Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 627,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 627,000 for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 627,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 387,400, in 2019.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 30th 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, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 554,400 | — |
| 2001 | 557,500 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 554,500 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 547,900 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 536,400 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 524,000 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 508,400 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 500,000 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 503,100 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 512,000 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 514,100 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 523,200 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 520,200 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 513,300 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 502,300 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 483,800 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 396,400 | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 389,400 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 388,800 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 387,400 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 390,800 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 506,700 | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 536,900 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 568,900 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 600,200 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 627,000 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 529,820 | 500,000 | 557,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 461,890 | 387,400 | 523,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 538,417 | 390,800 | 627,000 | 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, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 627,000 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 627,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 387,400 in 2019.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- 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, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release