Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 707,300 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 707,300, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 707,300 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 406,400, 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, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 598,200 | — |
| 2001 | 610,200 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 614,900 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 612,400 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 602,300 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 589,500 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 574,600 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 566,200 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 567,100 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 570,600 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 561,900 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 557,200 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 547,000 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 535,100 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 521,200 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 499,300 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 419,000 | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 407,100 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 406,400 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 410,800 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 425,300 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 557,900 | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 601,400 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 644,300 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 681,300 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 707,300 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 590,600 | 566,200 | 614,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 486,500 | 406,400 | 561,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 602,917 | 425,300 | 707,300 | 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, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 707,300 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 707,300 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,400 in 2018.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- 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, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release