Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 16.53 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Early-demographic dividend, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 16.53 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 26.37 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.53 million number, in 2019.
That places Early-demographic dividend 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.02 million number | — |
| 1999 | 26.37 million number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 26.01 million number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 26.02 million number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.79 million number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 24.34 million number | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 23.33 million number | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 22.71 million number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 21.99 million number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.42 million number | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 20.54 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 20.69 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 19.90 million number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 19.68 million number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 18.75 million number | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 18.97 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 18.80 million number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.20 million number | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 17.20 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.97 million number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.75 million number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.53 million number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.19 million number | 26.02 million number | 26.37 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.18 million number | 20.42 million number | 26.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.08 million number | 16.53 million number | 19.90 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 4 Niger 614,557 number compare
- 5 Philippines 588,994 number compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 489,906 number compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 480,021 number compare
- 8 Myanmar 449,001 number compare
- 9 Chad 432,551 number compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 428,152 number compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Early-demographic dividend?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Early-demographic dividend was 16.53 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.37 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 million number in 2019.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.