Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
163
Highest
5.62 million
India
Lowest
12
Liechtenstein
Median
13,377
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,532
What the numbers show
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 5.62 million in India; the lowest is 12 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,377, and the mean is 166,934.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 4,312.2%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 98.0%).
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5.62 million | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 3.35 million | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1.75 million | 2024 | up 68.3% | falling |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.66 million | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 5 | Algeria | 1.44 million | 2025 | up 3,416.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Niger | 1.07 million | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 760,840 | 2024 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 659,070 | 2024 | up 33.4% | flat |
| 9 | Senegal | 627,077 | 2024 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 10 | Madagascar | 606,853 | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 11 | Cameroon | 606,229 | 2023 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Indonesia | 569,824 | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 13 | Chad | 531,272 | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 497,571 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 479,866 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Yemen | 407,301 | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 395,571 | 2018 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 357,609 | 2024 | up 223.5% | falling |
| 19 | Malawi | 302,683 | 2024 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 276,281 | 2022 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 21 | Angola | 275,497 | 2023 | up 401.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 257,723 | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 23 | Iraq | 254,737 | 2007 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 248,332 | 2018 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea | 242,318 | 2014 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 26 | Burundi | 233,967 | 2025 | up 46.8% | falling |
| 27 | Guatemala | 181,922 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 178,226 | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 29 | Malaysia | 175,247 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 30 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 167,930 | 2017 | up 84.2% | falling |
| 31 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 163,136 | 2023 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 32 | Honduras | 150,987 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 132,476 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 123,915 | 2024 | up 438.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 123,022 | 2012 | — | rising |
| 36 | Togo | 117,524 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 113,741 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 38 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 112,620 | 2025 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 39 | Cambodia | 101,852 | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 99,908 | 2019 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 41 | Liberia | 92,542 | 2022 | up 186.4% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritania | 84,703 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 83,221 | 2022 | up 58.8% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 72,630 | 2023 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Ecuador | 72,600 | 2023 | up 301.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 61,500 | 2024 | up 225.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 59,517 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 53,664 | 1985 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 53,384 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 46,463 | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 51 | Eritrea | 42,627 | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 41,220 | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 40,933 | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 54 | Viet Nam | 40,171 | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Nepal | 38,696 | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 56 | Kuwait | 38,568 | 2021 | up 769.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Rwanda | 36,590 | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Poland | 35,794 | 2020 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 59 | Ghana | 34,801 | 2024 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 33,926 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 32,967 | 2024 | up 1,559.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Paraguay | 29,631 | 2024 | up 892.7% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 29,374 | 2006 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Jamaica | 29,050 | 2024 | up 145.1% | rising |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 28,812 | 2025 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 66 | Lesotho | 27,368 | 2024 | up 127.6% | falling |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 25,140 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 68 | Gambia | 24,760 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 69 | Panama | 24,114 | 2023 | up 176.3% | flat |
| 70 | Morocco | 23,250 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Oman | 22,192 | 2024 | up 1,228.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Thailand | 21,608 | 2025 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Palestine, State of | 21,433 | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Germany | 20,821 | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 19,765 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19,024 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 77 | Italy | 16,075 | 2023 | up 218.6% | rising |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15,808 | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | 14,832 | 2021 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Cuba | 14,285 | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 14,041 | 2025 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 82 | Spain | 13,377 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 83 | Australia | 13,125 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 84 | Belarus | 12,928 | 2024 | up 881.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 12,626 | 2022 | up 506.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Comoros | 12,364 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 87 | Mongolia | 11,050 | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Suriname | 10,552 | 2024 | up 177.3% | rising |
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 8,807 | 2024 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 8,703 | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 91 | Libya | 8,440 | 1983 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 92 | Timor-Leste | 7,903 | 2020 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 93 | Botswana | 7,064 | 2022 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 6,886 | 2023 | up 1,512.7% | volatile |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 6,609 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 6,475 | 2024 | up 427.7% | volatile |
| 97 | France | 6,106 | 2022 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Guyana | 5,919 | 2023 | up 784.8% | rising |
| 99 | Hungary | 5,743 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Israel | 5,074 | 2024 | up 4,312.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Bhutan | 4,801 | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 102 | Namibia | 4,147 | 2018 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 103 | Jordan | 4,079 | 2024 | down 83.1% | falling |
| 104 | Hong Kong, China | 3,872 | 2021 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 105 | New Zealand | 3,486 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 106 | Mauritius | 3,179 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Serbia | 3,042 | 2024 | up 336.4% | falling |
| 108 | Qatar | 2,990 | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | 2,381 | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 110 | Eswatini | 2,376 | 2022 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Netherlands | 2,291 | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Austria | 2,145 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 113 | Belgium | 2,072 | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Slovakia | 2,028 | 2024 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,922 | 2021 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 116 | Maldives | 1,697 | 2024 | up 88.6% | flat |
| 117 | Greece | 1,657 | 2023 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Albania | 1,373 | 2023 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Bahamas | 1,318 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Finland | 1,266 | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 121 | Uruguay | 1,188 | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Belize | 1,165 | 2024 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 123 | Denmark | 1,134 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Fiji | 1,123 | 2016 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahrain | 1,044 | 2024 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 126 | Latvia | 984 | 2024 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 127 | Vanuatu | 928 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 128 | Czechia | 919 | 2023 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 862.15 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 130 | Lithuania | 821 | 2015 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 131 | Norway | 765 | 2024 | up 559.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Sweden | 749 | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Macau, China | 741 | 2024 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 698 | 2015 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 135 | Estonia | 642 | 2024 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 611 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 583 | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 138 | Slovenia | 506 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 139 | Tonga | 490 | 2024 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 140 | Türkiye | 447 | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 358 | 2017 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 142 | Chile | 281 | 2022 | down 97.0% | falling |
| 143 | Kiribati | 246 | 2024 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 144 | Switzerland | 245 | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 228 | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Brunei Darussalam | 198 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 147 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 165 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 148 | Malta | 131 | 2023 | up 385.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Andorra | 129 | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 150 | British Virgin Islands | 122 | 2024 | up 542.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Iceland | 110 | 2023 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 152 | Samoa | 105 | 2014 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Barbados | 79 | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Tuvalu | 71 | 2020 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 155 | Tokelau | 57 | 2025 | up 338.5% | rising |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 50 | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 157 | Grenada | 49 | 2014 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Montenegro | 36 | 2021 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Naoero | 32 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 160 | Dominica | 32 | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 160 | San Marino | 32 | 2024 | down 31.9% | flat |
| 162 | Cook Islands | 19 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Liechtenstein | 12 | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 32.60 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 22.54 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 19.88 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 16.80 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 16.24 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 15.75 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 15.39 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 15.39 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 12.21 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 11.68 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 10.65 million
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 8.85 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 8.11 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 8.02 million
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 6.76 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 4.40 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 3.90 million
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 2.84 million
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 2.52 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 2.27 million
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 1.62 million
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.50 million
- SDG: Northern Africa 1.29 million
- SDG: Western Asia 1.22 million
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.10 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 549,700
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 497,200
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 450,200
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 403,600
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 272,600
- SDG: Europe 262,000
- SDG: Northern America 230,700
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 216,100
- SDG: Oceania 101,000
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 94,970
- SDG: Central Asia 89,100
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 62,160
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 33,540
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 4,231
About this data
February 2026 Data Release