Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: World
SDG: World: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 32.60 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
32.60 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 39 groups
All-time high
43.08 million
in 2000
All-time low
28.08 million
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: World, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 32.60 million for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: World peaked at 43.08 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.08 million, in 2014.
That places SDG: World 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.08 million | — |
| 2001 | 41.27 million | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 39.19 million | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 37.20 million | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 35.30 million | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 34.14 million | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 33.31 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 32.83 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.96 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 31.07 million | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 30.59 million | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 30.18 million | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 29.50 million | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.69 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.08 million | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 28.08 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 30.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 31.14 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 31.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 32.33 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 32.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 32.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 32.60 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.94 million | 31.07 million | 43.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.23 million | 28.08 million | 30.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.14 million | 31.14 million | 32.72 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 1 India 5.62 million compare
- 2 Ethiopia 3.35 million compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1.75 million compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.66 million compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: World?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: World was 32.60 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 43.08 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.08 million in 2014.
- How does SDG: World rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: World ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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