Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in OECD members
OECD members: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 1.02 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.02 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.54 million number
in 1989
All-time low
828,259 number
in 2009
Years of data
33
1987–2019
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in OECD members, 1987–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.02 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in OECD members peaked at 2.54 million number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 828,259 number, in 2009.
OECD members ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.45 million number | — |
| 1988 | 2.13 million number | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 2.54 million number | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 2.25 million number | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 2.25 million number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.23 million number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.10 million number | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 2.02 million number | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.00 million number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.93 million number | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.17 million number | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 2.12 million number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.13 million number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.73 million number | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million number | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million number | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million number | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million number | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 931,012 number | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 944,957 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 945,685 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 828,259 number | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 892,398 number | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 852,582 number | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 933,815 number | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 852,654 number | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million number | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 935,722 number | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million number | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million number | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million number | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.37 million number | 2.13 million number | 2.54 million number | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.12 million number | 1.93 million number | 2.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million number | 828,259 number | 1.73 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 956,528 number | 852,582 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 29 Colombia 106,299 number compare
- 30 Central African Republic 98,986 number compare
- 31 Egypt 86,180 number compare
- 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82,084 number compare
- 33 Morocco 69,992 number compare
- 34 Mauritania 61,034 number compare
- 35 Cambodia 56,692 number compare
More education data for OECD members
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in OECD members?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in OECD members was 1.02 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 million number in 1989.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 828,259 number in 2009.
- How does OECD members rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- OECD members ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.