Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 12.65 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.65 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
12th
of 45 groups
All-time high
12.66 million number
in 2016
All-time low
10.77 million number
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Least developed countries, 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1998200820191998: 11.0M number1999: 11.1M number2000: 11.2M number2001: 11.2M number2002: 10.9M number2003: 10.9M number2004: 11.1M number2005: 11.2M number2006: 10.9M number2007: 10.8M number2008: 10.9M number2009: 10.9M number2010: 10.9M number2011: 11.1M number2012: 11.2M number2013: 11.7M number2014: 12.2M number2015: 12.4M number2016: 12.7M number2017: 12.5M number2018: 12.6M number2019: 12.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries recorded 12.65 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Least developed countries peaked at 12.66 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.77 million number, in 2007.

That places Least developed countries 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Least developed countries, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 11.00 million number
1999 11.12 million number +1.1%
2000 11.20 million number +0.7%
2001 11.20 million number +0.0%
2002 10.95 million number -2.2%
2003 10.95 million number -0.0%
2004 11.07 million number +1.1%
2005 11.20 million number +1.2%
2006 10.93 million number -2.4%
2007 10.77 million number -1.5%
2008 10.88 million number +1.0%
2009 10.91 million number +0.3%
2010 10.86 million number -0.5%
2011 11.13 million number +2.5%
2012 11.21 million number +0.7%
2013 11.69 million number +4.3%
2014 12.22 million number +4.5%
2015 12.40 million number +1.5%
2016 12.66 million number +2.0%
2017 12.51 million number -1.2%
2018 12.56 million number +0.4%
2019 12.65 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.06 million number 11.00 million number 11.12 million number 2
2000s 11.01 million number 10.77 million number 11.20 million number 10
2010s 11.99 million number 10.86 million number 12.66 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 9 Chad 432,551 number compare
  2. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 428,152 number compare
  3. 11 Mozambique 387,364 number compare
  4. 12 Cameroon 366,247 number compare
  5. 13 Mali 341,102 number compare
  6. 14 Mexico 301,584 number compare
  7. 15 Guinea 236,018 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 Least developed countries?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Least developed countries was 12.65 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 Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 12.66 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 10.77 million number in 2007.
How does Least developed countries rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Least developed countries ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries 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.