Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 32.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
32.37 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
4th
of 39 groups
All-time high
32.74 million
in 2023
All-time low
28.07 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2025

010.0M20.0M30.0M2000201220252000: 28.1M2001: 28.5M2002: 28.9M2003: 29.2M2004: 29.6M2005: 30.0M2006: 29.7M2007: 29.4M2008: 29.2M2009: 29.1M2010: 28.9M2011: 28.7M2012: 28.6M2013: 28.6M2014: 29.0M2015: 29.3M2016: 29.4M2017: 29.5M2018: 30.3M2019: 30.9M2020: 31.6M2021: 32.3M2022: 32.6M2023: 32.7M2024: 32.6M2025: 32.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 32.37 million.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 32.74 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.07 million, in 2000.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 4th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 28.07 million
2001 28.51 million +1.6%
2002 28.92 million +1.4%
2003 29.25 million +1.1%
2004 29.60 million +1.2%
2005 30.00 million +1.4%
2006 29.72 million -0.9%
2007 29.45 million -0.9%
2008 29.25 million -0.7%
2009 29.13 million -0.4%
2010 28.85 million -1.0%
2011 28.67 million -0.6%
2012 28.60 million -0.2%
2013 28.60 million +0.0%
2014 29.02 million +1.5%
2015 29.28 million +0.9%
2016 29.38 million +0.3%
2017 29.53 million +0.5%
2018 30.33 million +2.7%
2019 30.89 million +1.8%
2020 31.59 million +2.3%
2021 32.28 million +2.2%
2022 32.60 million +1.0%
2023 32.74 million +0.4%
2024 32.59 million -0.5%
2025 32.37 million -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.19 million 28.07 million 30.00 million 10
2010s 29.32 million 28.60 million 30.89 million 10
2020s 32.36 million 31.59 million 32.74 million 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 1 India 21.48 million compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia 2.16 million compare
  3. 3 Bangladesh 2.13 million compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 2.11 million compare
  5. 5 Tanzania 1.20 million compare
  6. 6 Mexico 1.09 million compare
  7. 7 Egypt 950,374 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 32.37 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 32.74 million in 2023.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 28.07 million in 2000.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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