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
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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February 2026 Data Release