Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 8.11 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 8.11 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 18.21 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.11 million, in 2025.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.21 million | — |
| 2001 | 17.36 million | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 16.08 million | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 14.65 million | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 13.50 million | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 12.69 million | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 12.22 million | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 11.94 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.56 million | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.21 million | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.98 million | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.82 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.45 million | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.85 million | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 9.36 million | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 9.04 million | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.92 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 8.75 million | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.61 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.44 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.26 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 8.20 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 8.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 8.38 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.26 million | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 8.11 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.94 million | 11.21 million | 18.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.52 million | 8.44 million | 10.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.27 million | 8.11 million | 8.41 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 10 Madagascar 606,853 compare
- 11 Cameroon 606,229 compare
- 12 Indonesia 569,824 compare
- 13 Chad 531,272 compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 497,571 compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 479,866 compare
- 16 Yemen 407,301 compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 8.11 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.21 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.11 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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