Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 8.02 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: 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: Southern Asia is 8.02 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 17.92 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.02 million, in 2025.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 14th 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.92 million | — |
| 2001 | 17.07 million | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 15.81 million | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 14.39 million | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 13.25 million | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 12.44 million | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 11.99 million | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 11.72 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.36 million | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 11.03 million | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 10.81 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.66 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 10.29 million | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 9.71 million | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 9.19 million | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 8.89 million | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.77 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.61 million | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.49 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.34 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.17 million | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.11 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 8.32 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 8.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.18 million | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 8.02 million | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.70 million | 11.03 million | 17.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 million | 8.34 million | 10.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 million | 8.02 million | 8.32 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia was 8.02 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.92 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release