Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America

SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 230,700 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
230,700
Change on year
up 29.0%
Rank
32nd
of 39 groups
All-time high
230,700
in 2025
All-time low
92,180
in 2016
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America, 2000–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2000201220252000: 154.1k2001: 131.3k2002: 124.5k2003: 135.3k2004: 135.5k2005: 130.8k2006: 118.6k2007: 109.9k2008: 110.5k2009: 112.0k2010: 107.0k2011: 106.3k2012: 109.7k2013: 109.2k2014: 103.0k2015: 95.5k2016: 92.2k2017: 95.9k2018: 102.6k2019: 105.7k2020: 106.4k2021: 106.3k2022: 116.0k2023: 138.0k2024: 178.8k2025: 230.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America stood at 230,700. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.0% on the previous year and up 141.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America peaked at 230,700 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 92,180, in 2016.

That places SDG: Northern America 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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: Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in SDG: Northern America, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 154,100
2001 131,300 -14.8%
2002 124,500 -5.2%
2003 135,300 +8.7%
2004 135,500 +0.1%
2005 130,800 -3.5%
2006 118,600 -9.3%
2007 109,900 -7.3%
2008 110,500 +0.5%
2009 112,000 +1.4%
2010 107,000 -4.5%
2011 106,300 -0.7%
2012 109,700 +3.2%
2013 109,200 -0.5%
2014 103,000 -5.7%
2015 95,540 -7.2%
2016 92,180 -3.5%
2017 95,900 +4.0%
2018 102,600 +7.0%
2019 105,700 +3.0%
2020 106,400 +0.7%
2021 106,300 -0.1%
2022 116,000 +9.1%
2023 138,000 +19.0%
2024 178,800 +29.6%
2025 230,700 +29.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 126,250 109,900 154,100 10
2010s 102,712 92,180 109,700 10
2020s 146,033 106,300 230,700 6

Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America

  1. 29 Malaysia 175,247 compare
  2. 30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 167,930 compare
  3. 31 Iran, Islamic Republic of 163,136 compare
  4. 32 Honduras 150,987 compare
  5. 33 Papua New Guinea 132,476 compare
  6. 34 Ukraine 123,915 compare
  7. 35 Central African Republic 123,022 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America was 230,700 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: Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 230,700 in 2025.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 92,180 in 2016.
How does SDG: Northern America rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
SDG: Northern America ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Northern America 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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
202 places, 3,532 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release