Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states

Small states: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 186,019 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
186,019 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
40th
of 45 groups
All-time high
208,380 number
in 2000
All-time low
144,898 number
in 1978
Years of data
42
1976–2017

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states, 1976–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1976199620171976: 157.7k number1977: 156.4k number1978: 144.9k number1979: 146.9k number1980: 150.8k number1981: 161.2k number1982: 162.6k number1983: 152.5k number1984: 177.9k number1985: 166.6k number1986: 184.0k number1987: 170.1k number1988: 170.4k number1989: 186.3k number1990: 188.9k number1991: 186.2k number1992: 190.3k number1993: 192.9k number1994: 201.1k number1995: 199.4k number1996: 203.7k number1997: 206.9k number1998: 208.0k number1999: 201.1k number2000: 208.4k number2001: 204.2k number2002: 196.3k number2003: 199.9k number2004: 180.2k number2005: 176.7k number2006: 180.6k number2007: 182.6k number2008: 176.7k number2009: 179.2k number2010: 177.9k number2011: 171.4k number2012: 172.0k number2013: 175.4k number2014: 171.7k number2015: 180.4k number2016: 185.1k number2017: 186.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states stood at 186,019 number.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states peaked at 208,380 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 144,898 number, in 1978.

That places Small states 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Small states, 1976 to 2017.
Year number Change
1976 157,720 number
1977 156,354 number -0.9%
1978 144,898 number -7.3%
1979 146,903 number +1.4%
1980 150,778 number +2.6%
1981 161,222 number +6.9%
1982 162,608 number +0.9%
1983 152,477 number -6.2%
1984 177,935 number +16.7%
1985 166,590 number -6.4%
1986 184,040 number +10.5%
1987 170,140 number -7.6%
1988 170,437 number +0.2%
1989 186,293 number +9.3%
1990 188,914 number +1.4%
1991 186,241 number -1.4%
1992 190,285 number +2.2%
1993 192,852 number +1.3%
1994 201,104 number +4.3%
1995 199,417 number -0.8%
1996 203,680 number +2.1%
1997 206,863 number +1.6%
1998 207,952 number +0.5%
1999 201,092 number -3.3%
2000 208,380 number +3.6%
2001 204,181 number -2.0%
2002 196,286 number -3.9%
2003 199,932 number +1.9%
2004 180,212 number -9.9%
2005 176,733 number -1.9%
2006 180,597 number +2.2%
2007 182,607 number +1.1%
2008 176,716 number -3.2%
2009 179,221 number +1.4%
2010 177,871 number -0.8%
2011 171,434 number -3.6%
2012 172,039 number +0.4%
2013 175,450 number +2.0%
2014 171,717 number -2.1%
2015 180,428 number +5.1%
2016 185,082 number +2.6%
2017 186,019 number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 151,469 number 144,898 number 157,720 number 4
1980s 168,252 number 150,778 number 186,293 number 10
1990s 197,840 number 186,241 number 207,952 number 10
2000s 188,486 number 176,716 number 208,380 number 10
2010s 177,505 number 171,434 number 186,019 number 8

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 37 Togo 54,275 number compare
  2. 38 Tunisia 48,526 number compare
  3. 39 Eritrea 43,034 number compare
  4. 40 Ukraine 40,663 number compare
  5. 41 Romania 36,963 number compare
  6. 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31,150 number compare
  7. 43 Kenya 30,456 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Small states was 186,019 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 208,380 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 144,898 number in 1978.
How does Small states rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Small states ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small states 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.