Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 15.39 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.39 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
7th
of 39 groups
All-time high
15.39 million
in 2025
All-time low
10.85 million
in 2008
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 15.39 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 15.39 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.85 million, in 2008.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.68 million | — |
| 2001 | 11.71 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.72 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.66 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.45 million | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.21 million | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 11.01 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 10.92 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.89 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 10.98 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.10 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.21 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.49 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 11.91 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 12.33 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 12.79 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 13.28 million | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 14.04 million | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 14.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 14.97 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 15.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 15.36 million | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 15.39 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.31 million | 10.85 million | 11.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.70 million | 10.89 million | 13.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.89 million | 14.04 million | 15.39 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.66 million compare
- 5 Algeria 1.44 million compare
- 6 Niger 1.07 million compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 760,840 compare
- 8 Philippines 659,070 compare
- 9 Senegal 627,077 compare
- 10 Madagascar 606,853 compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 15.39 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 15.39 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.85 million in 2008.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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