Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 262,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
262,000
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
31st
of 39 groups
All-time high
936,800
in 2000
All-time low
254,800
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 262,000 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 936,800 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 254,800, in 2024.
SDG: Europe ranks 31st 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 936,800 | — |
| 2001 | 747,000 | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 668,100 | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 699,100 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 615,700 | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 591,300 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 538,400 | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 499,000 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 479,600 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 429,600 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 402,400 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 416,500 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 441,700 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 450,800 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 458,500 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 460,100 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 441,400 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 410,500 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 384,100 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 353,200 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 325,700 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 301,100 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 275,000 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 258,300 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 254,800 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 262,000 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 620,460 | 429,600 | 936,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 421,920 | 353,200 | 460,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,483 | 254,800 | 325,700 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 28 Brazil 178,226 compare
- 29 Malaysia 175,247 compare
- 30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 167,930 compare
- 31 Iran, Islamic Republic of 163,136 compare
- 32 Honduras 150,987 compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 132,476 compare
- 34 Ukraine 123,915 compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe was 262,000 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: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 936,800 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 254,800 in 2024.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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