Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 315,137 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 315,137 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1.17 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 284,510 number, in 2003.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.17 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.11 million number | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 973,363 number | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 728,217 number | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 582,187 number | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 284,510 number | -51.1% |
| 2004 | 397,497 number | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 548,418 number | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 557,426 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 552,835 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 517,460 number | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 487,994 number | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 483,266 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 499,797 number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 461,150 number | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 466,277 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 454,288 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 453,507 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 476,443 number | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 412,568 number | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 329,553 number | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 315,137 number | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.17 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 562,991 number | 284,510 number | 973,363 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 435,199 number | 315,137 number | 499,797 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 315,137 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 284,510 number in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.