Adolescents out of school, male in High income
High income: Adolescents out of school, male was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, male in High income, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2025, adolescents out of school, male in High income stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in High income peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in High income, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 2 Niger 79.8% compare
- 3 Algeria 77.4% compare
- 4 Senegal 68.9% compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 63.0% compare
- 6 Ethiopia 55.4% compare
- 7 El Salvador 55.0% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 54.1% compare
More education data for High income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0283 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in High income?
- Adolescents out of school, male in High income was 2.0% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- How does High income rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- High income ranks 5th out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.