Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 20.40 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
20.40 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
7th
of 39 groups
All-time high
20.40 million
in 2025
All-time low
13.98 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201220252000: 14.0M2001: 14.1M2002: 14.3M2003: 14.4M2004: 14.6M2005: 14.9M2006: 14.8M2007: 14.9M2008: 15.0M2009: 15.1M2010: 15.2M2011: 15.3M2012: 15.6M2013: 16.0M2014: 16.5M2015: 16.9M2016: 17.2M2017: 17.6M2018: 18.3M2019: 18.6M2020: 18.9M2021: 19.5M2022: 19.9M2023: 20.1M2024: 20.3M2025: 20.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 is 20.40 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 20.40 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.98 million, in 2000.

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 13.98 million
2001 14.14 million +1.1%
2002 14.27 million +0.9%
2003 14.45 million +1.3%
2004 14.61 million +1.1%
2005 14.87 million +1.8%
2006 14.84 million -0.2%
2007 14.87 million +0.2%
2008 14.97 million +0.7%
2009 15.12 million +1.0%
2010 15.22 million +0.7%
2011 15.35 million +0.9%
2012 15.62 million +1.8%
2013 16.01 million +2.5%
2014 16.52 million +3.2%
2015 16.89 million +2.2%
2016 17.22 million +2.0%
2017 17.63 million +2.4%
2018 18.32 million +3.9%
2019 18.55 million +1.3%
2020 18.90 million +1.9%
2021 19.49 million +3.1%
2022 19.88 million +2.0%
2023 20.14 million +1.3%
2024 20.26 million +0.6%
2025 20.40 million +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.61 million 13.98 million 15.12 million 10
2010s 16.73 million 15.22 million 18.55 million 10
2020s 19.84 million 18.90 million 20.40 million 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 4 Indonesia 2.11 million compare
  2. 5 Tanzania 1.20 million compare
  3. 6 Mexico 1.09 million compare
  4. 7 Egypt 950,374 compare
  5. 8 Niger 776,798 compare
  6. 9 Madagascar 721,790 compare
  7. 10 Syria 680,615 compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 20.40 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 20.40 million in 2025.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 13.98 million in 2000.
How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
219 places, 3,938 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release