Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 31.04 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
31.04 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
44.84 million number
in 2001
All-time low
30.85 million number
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low & middle income, 1998–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1998200820191998: 43.4M number1999: 44.5M number2000: 44.5M number2001: 44.8M number2002: 43.4M number2003: 40.4M number2004: 38.8M number2005: 37.0M number2006: 36.1M number2007: 34.2M number2008: 34.0M number2009: 33.7M number2010: 32.8M number2011: 32.5M number2012: 32.0M number2013: 32.4M number2014: 32.7M number2015: 31.2M number2016: 31.0M number2017: 30.8M number2018: 30.9M number2019: 31.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low & middle income stood at 31.04 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low & middle income peaked at 44.84 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.85 million number, in 2017.

Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Low & middle income, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 43.37 million number
1999 44.49 million number +2.6%
2000 44.52 million number +0.1%
2001 44.84 million number +0.7%
2002 43.42 million number -3.2%
2003 40.39 million number -7.0%
2004 38.81 million number -3.9%
2005 36.96 million number -4.8%
2006 36.14 million number -2.2%
2007 34.23 million number -5.3%
2008 33.95 million number -0.8%
2009 33.74 million number -0.6%
2010 32.76 million number -2.9%
2011 32.54 million number -0.7%
2012 31.96 million number -1.8%
2013 32.35 million number +1.2%
2014 32.66 million number +0.9%
2015 31.22 million number -4.4%
2016 31.01 million number -0.7%
2017 30.85 million number -0.5%
2018 30.93 million number +0.3%
2019 31.04 million number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.93 million number 43.37 million number 44.49 million number 2
2000s 38.70 million number 33.74 million number 44.84 million number 10
2010s 31.73 million number 30.85 million number 32.76 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 Ethiopia 2.24 million number compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 2.11 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 1.38 million number compare
  4. 4 Niger 614,557 number compare
  5. 5 Philippines 588,994 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 Low & middle income?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Low & middle income was 31.04 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 Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 44.84 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 30.85 million number in 2017.
How does Low & middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low & middle 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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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.