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
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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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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February 2026 Data Release