Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
21.48 million
India
Lowest
13
Montserrat
Median
17,239
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,938
What the numbers show
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 21.48 million in India; the lowest is 13 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 17,239, and the mean is 281,653.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 516.3%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong, China (down 97.8%).
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 21.48 million | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 2.16 million | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 2.13 million | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 4 | Indonesia | 2.11 million | 2025 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 5 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.20 million | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 1.09 million | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 7 | Egypt | 950,374 | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 8 | Niger | 776,798 | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 9 | Madagascar | 721,790 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 680,615 | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 680,409 | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 670,000 | 2023 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 636,109 | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 14 | Yemen | 584,004 | 2016 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 563,714 | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 556,418 | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 551,881 | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 18 | Ghana | 532,282 | 2024 | up 51.7% | falling |
| 19 | Senegal | 530,190 | 2024 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 20 | Chad | 507,671 | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 21 | Burundi | 496,731 | 2025 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 496,302 | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 479,405 | 2018 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 24 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 466,006 | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 25 | Mozambique | 465,493 | 2022 | up 40.2% | falling |
| 26 | United States of America | 432,505 | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 27 | Iraq | 431,850 | 2007 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 28 | Myanmar | 400,113 | 2018 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 29 | Guatemala | 378,662 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 378,257 | 2024 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 363,044 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 343,683 | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 33 | Malaysia | 321,502 | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 34 | Algeria | 303,533 | 2025 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 35 | Thailand | 288,972 | 2025 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 36 | Benin | 280,095 | 2022 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 37 | Cambodia | 270,540 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 235,855 | 2023 | up 275.0% | falling |
| 39 | Guinea | 234,463 | 2014 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 210,082 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 171,388 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 42 | Nepal | 156,396 | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 43 | Togo | 155,491 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 147,365 | 2022 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 146,756 | 2025 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 46 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 143,975 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 47 | Honduras | 143,539 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 143,214 | 2024 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 134,827 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 130,974 | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 122,734 | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 121,920 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 53 | Colombia | 116,317 | 2022 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 108,380 | 2023 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 101,604 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 56 | Lebanon | 100,293 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 57 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99,975 | 2023 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 58 | Canada | 99,178 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 59 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95,735 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 87,001 | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 61 | Liberia | 86,534 | 2022 | up 155.2% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 85,137 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritania | 77,574 | 2020 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 64 | France | 72,311 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 65 | Ukraine | 71,442 | 2024 | up 314.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 69,466 | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 67 | Eritrea | 65,903 | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 68 | Japan | 61,925 | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 69 | Paraguay | 52,676 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 70 | Palestine, State of | 51,044 | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 71 | Spain | 50,525 | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 48,895 | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 48,783 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 48,626 | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 46,335 | 2011 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 76 | Cuba | 44,281 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Poland | 36,396 | 2020 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 34,960 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 33,791 | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Panama | 33,064 | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 81 | Serbia | 32,974 | 2024 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 82 | Peru | 31,761 | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 83 | Lesotho | 30,415 | 2024 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 84 | Republic of Korea | 28,568 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 85 | Kuwait | 26,997 | 2021 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 86 | Australia | 26,913 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 23,071 | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 88 | Hungary | 20,928 | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17,842 | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 17,406 | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Czechia | 17,072 | 2023 | up 73.3% | flat |
| 92 | Botswana | 16,954 | 2022 | up 143.1% | falling |
| 93 | Oman | 16,807 | 2024 | up 516.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Switzerland | 16,473 | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 95 | Austria | 15,793 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 96 | Puerto Rico | 15,453 | 2024 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 97 | Comoros | 14,223 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 98 | Timor-Leste | 14,107 | 2020 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 12,954 | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 100 | Namibia | 10,879 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 101 | Suriname | 10,616 | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 102 | Denmark | 9,952 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 103 | Uruguay | 9,536 | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 9,397 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 9,121 | 2022 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Norway | 8,611 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 107 | Jamaica | 8,323 | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 108 | Croatia | 8,062 | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 109 | Slovakia | 8,060 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 110 | Armenia | 7,804 | 2024 | up 83.2% | falling |
| 111 | Mauritius | 7,430 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 112 | Qatar | 7,391 | 2024 | up 133.3% | falling |
| 113 | Belarus | 7,116 | 2024 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 114 | Eswatini | 7,102 | 2022 | up 79.3% | falling |
| 115 | Mongolia | 7,089 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 116 | New Zealand | 6,924 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | 6,770 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 118 | Netherlands | 6,169 | 2023 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 119 | Greece | 6,148 | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Sweden | 6,029 | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Israel | 5,999 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 122 | Guyana | 5,802 | 2023 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 123 | Finland | 5,675 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 124 | Albania | 5,535 | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Belgium | 4,977 | 2023 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 126 | Brunei Darussalam | 4,596 | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Fiji | 4,468 | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 128 | Bhutan | 4,120 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 129 | Samoa | 3,451 | 2024 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 130 | Belize | 3,150 | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 3,148 | 2022 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 132 | Chile | 3,106 | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Latvia | 2,880 | 2024 | up 101.4% | falling |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | 2,775 | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Maldives | 2,527 | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 136 | Estonia | 2,460 | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 137 | Montenegro | 2,351 | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 138 | Georgia | 2,227 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Portugal | 2,013 | 2018 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Iceland | 1,949 | 2023 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 141 | Bahamas | 1,935 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 1,859 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,802 | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 144 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,784 | 2024 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 145 | Slovenia | 1,594 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 146 | Lithuania | 1,465 | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain | 1,432 | 2019 | down 68.4% | flat |
| 148 | Tonga | 1,189 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,180 | 2015 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 150 | Malta | 1,097 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 151 | Kiribati | 987 | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 983 | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 153 | Macau, China | 947 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 154 | Seychelles | 893 | 2024 | up 126.1% | falling |
| 155 | Ireland | 785 | 2022 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Grenada | 778 | 2024 | up 102.6% | falling |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 616 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 596 | 2024 | up 400.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | 563 | 2024 | up 57.3% | falling |
| 160 | San Marino | 531 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 161 | Cyprus | 437 | 2022 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 162 | Barbados | 418 | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Hong Kong, China | 251 | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Aruba | 235 | 2009 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 165 | Singapore | 232 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 229 | 2020 | up 324.1% | volatile |
| 167 | British Virgin Islands | 194 | 2024 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Tuvalu | 157 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 145 | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 143 | 2024 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 103 | 2023 | up 151.2% | falling |
| 172 | Andorra | 101 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 173 | Cook Islands | 96 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Dominica | 80 | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 77 | 2024 | down 48.3% | rising |
| 176 | Tokelau | 65 | 2025 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 177 | Anguilla | 56 | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 178 | Naoero | 40 | 2025 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 179 | Palau | 23 | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Montserrat | 13 | 2014 | down 7.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 67.86 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 53.09 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 41.10 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 32.37 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 30.59 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 30.40 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 20.40 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 19.77 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 19.21 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 18.67 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 18.57 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 13.45 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 12.28 million
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 11.95 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 11.90 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 9.82 million
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 9.33 million
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 6.95 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 5.85 million
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 4.35 million
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 3.99 million
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 3.64 million
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 2.77 million
- SDG: Northern Africa 2.33 million
- SDG: Western Asia 2.02 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 1.28 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 1.21 million
- SDG: Europe 780,900
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 771,200
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 707,300
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 615,200
- SDG: Northern America 427,100
- SDG: Oceania 308,200
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 305,900
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 297,200
- SDG: Central Asia 181,600
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 161,600
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 64,610
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 9,619
About this data
February 2026 Data Release