Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 181,600 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia is 181,600, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 449,100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 181,600, in 2025.
SDG: Central Asia ranks 36th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 276,900 | — |
| 2001 | 286,400 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 296,300 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 306,900 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 309,400 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 440,300 | +42.3% |
| 2006 | 444,000 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 449,100 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 446,000 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 430,000 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 395,600 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 353,500 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 316,900 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 298,500 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 310,800 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 297,900 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 281,200 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 272,200 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 284,500 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 312,300 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 321,300 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 305,700 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 260,900 | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 218,200 | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 194,000 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 181,600 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 368,530 | 276,900 | 449,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 312,340 | 272,200 | 395,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 246,950 | 181,600 | 321,300 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 336,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Central Asia was 181,600 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 449,100 in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,600 in 2025.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release