Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)

WB: Low Income (july 2025): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 12.21 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.21 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
9th
of 39 groups
All-time high
12.21 million
in 2025
All-time low
6.63 million
in 2005
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2000–2025

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2000201220252000: 6.8M2001: 6.8M2002: 6.8M2003: 6.7M2004: 6.7M2005: 6.6M2006: 6.7M2007: 6.7M2008: 6.7M2009: 6.8M2010: 6.9M2011: 7.1M2012: 7.2M2013: 7.4M2014: 7.5M2015: 7.8M2016: 8.2M2017: 8.6M2018: 9.0M2019: 9.4M2020: 10.2M2021: 10.7M2022: 11.4M2023: 11.8M2024: 12.1M2025: 12.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 12.21 million for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 12.21 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.63 million, in 2005.

That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 6.81 million
2001 6.81 million +0.1%
2002 6.78 million -0.5%
2003 6.73 million -0.7%
2004 6.66 million -1.0%
2005 6.63 million -0.5%
2006 6.65 million +0.3%
2007 6.68 million +0.4%
2008 6.75 million +1.0%
2009 6.85 million +1.5%
2010 6.92 million +1.1%
2011 7.05 million +2.0%
2012 7.22 million +2.3%
2013 7.38 million +2.3%
2014 7.52 million +1.9%
2015 7.82 million +3.9%
2016 8.20 million +5.0%
2017 8.56 million +4.4%
2018 8.97 million +4.8%
2019 9.43 million +5.1%
2020 10.23 million +8.5%
2021 10.69 million +4.5%
2022 11.38 million +6.5%
2023 11.79 million +3.6%
2024 12.09 million +2.5%
2025 12.21 million +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.74 million 6.63 million 6.85 million 10
2010s 7.91 million 6.92 million 9.43 million 10
2020s 11.40 million 10.23 million 12.21 million 6

Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)

  1. 6 Niger 1.07 million compare
  2. 7 Burkina Faso 760,840 compare
  3. 8 Philippines 659,070 compare
  4. 9 Senegal 627,077 compare
  5. 10 Madagascar 606,853 compare
  6. 11 Cameroon 606,229 compare
  7. 12 Indonesia 569,824 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 12.21 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 12.21 million in 2025.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.63 million in 2005.
How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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