Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World
SDG: World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 30.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 30.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World peaked at 43.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2025.
SDG: World ranks 22nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.6% | — |
| 2001 | 42.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 34.5% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.8% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.6% | 30.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World was 30.6% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2025.
- How does SDG: World rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: World ranks 22nd 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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