Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 12.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.28 million
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
13th
of 39 groups
All-time high
12.28 million
in 2025
All-time low
6.51 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2000201220252000: 6.5M2001: 6.6M2002: 6.8M2003: 6.9M2004: 7.0M2005: 7.1M2006: 7.1M2007: 7.2M2008: 7.3M2009: 7.4M2010: 7.6M2011: 7.8M2012: 8.0M2013: 8.2M2014: 8.4M2015: 8.7M2016: 8.9M2017: 9.2M2018: 9.5M2019: 9.9M2020: 10.4M2021: 10.8M2022: 11.2M2023: 11.5M2024: 11.9M2025: 12.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 12.28 million for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 12.28 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.51 million, in 2000.

That places GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 6.51 million
2001 6.62 million +1.8%
2002 6.75 million +1.9%
2003 6.91 million +2.3%
2004 7.03 million +1.8%
2005 7.10 million +1.0%
2006 7.14 million +0.5%
2007 7.18 million +0.6%
2008 7.29 million +1.5%
2009 7.45 million +2.2%
2010 7.60 million +2.1%
2011 7.77 million +2.2%
2012 7.95 million +2.3%
2013 8.20 million +3.1%
2014 8.45 million +3.0%
2015 8.69 million +2.9%
2016 8.93 million +2.7%
2017 9.22 million +3.3%
2018 9.54 million +3.4%
2019 9.89 million +3.7%
2020 10.40 million +5.1%
2021 10.77 million +3.6%
2022 11.20 million +4.0%
2023 11.54 million +3.0%
2024 11.91 million +3.2%
2025 12.28 million +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.00 million 6.51 million 7.45 million 10
2010s 8.63 million 7.60 million 9.89 million 10
2020s 11.35 million 10.40 million 12.28 million 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

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  3. 12 Russia 670,000 compare
  4. 13 Burkina Faso 636,109 compare
  5. 14 Yemen 584,004 compare
  6. 15 Cameroon 563,714 compare
  7. 16 Philippines 556,418 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 12.28 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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 12.28 million in 2025.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 6.51 million in 2000.
How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb 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
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February 2026 Data Release