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

Latest (2019)
16.53 million number
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
26.37 million number
in 1999
All-time low
16.53 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Early-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1998200820191998: 26.0M number1999: 26.4M number2000: 26.0M number2001: 26.0M number2002: 25.8M number2003: 24.3M number2004: 23.3M number2005: 22.7M number2006: 22.0M number2007: 20.4M number2008: 20.5M number2009: 20.7M number2010: 19.9M number2011: 19.7M number2012: 18.8M number2013: 19.0M number2014: 18.8M number2015: 17.2M number2016: 17.2M number2017: 17.0M number2018: 16.7M number2019: 16.5M number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Early-demographic dividend, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Niger 614,557 number compare
  2. 5 Philippines 588,994 number compare
  3. 6 Côte d'Ivoire 489,906 number compare
  4. 7 Burkina Faso 480,021 number compare
  5. 8 Myanmar 449,001 number compare
  6. 9 Chad 432,551 number compare
  7. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 428,152 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.