Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 780,900 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe, 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: Europe is 780,900, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 2.35 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 780,900, in 2025.
SDG: Europe ranks 28th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.35 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.21 million | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 2.01 million | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 1.75 million | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.28 million | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 978,600 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 920,600 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 906,400 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 923,300 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 962,500 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 988,000 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 971,900 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 944,900 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 930,100 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 902,700 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 876,800 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 847,400 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 810,300 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 780,900 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.71 million | 1.28 million | 2.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 993,020 | 906,400 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 858,033 | 780,900 | 930,100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Europe was 780,900 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: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 780,900 in 2025.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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