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
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Least developed countries, 1998–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
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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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.