Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 22.54 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 22.54 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 22.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.65 million, in 2009.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.64 million | — |
| 2001 | 20.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.49 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 20.03 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 19.39 million | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 18.96 million | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 18.55 million | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 18.22 million | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 17.89 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 17.65 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.69 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.92 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 18.11 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 18.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.88 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 19.54 million | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 20.36 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 20.80 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 21.93 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 21.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 22.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 22.54 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 22.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 22.54 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.25 million | 17.65 million | 20.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.11 million | 17.69 million | 21.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.32 million | 21.90 million | 22.61 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 22.54 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 22.61 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.65 million in 2009.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release