Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 48.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 48.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 61.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2018.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.3% | — |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 48.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4% | 54.7% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 47.7% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 48.4% | 49.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 2 Mauritania 84.9% compare
- 3 Senegal 84.2% compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.9% compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 79.1% compare
- 6 Chad 76.6% compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 75.6% compare
- 8 Ethiopia 73.7% compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 48.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release