Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 18.57 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 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: Least Developed Countries is 18.57 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 18.57 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.76 million, in 2000.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 11th of 39 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.76 million | — |
| 2001 | 14.13 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 14.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 14.72 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 14.96 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 15.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.05 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.00 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 14.90 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.93 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.18 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 15.36 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.59 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.70 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.87 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.20 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 16.79 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 17.34 million | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.88 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 18.22 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 18.46 million | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 18.57 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.74 million | 13.76 million | 15.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.43 million | 14.90 million | 16.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.88 million | 16.79 million | 18.57 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 8 Niger 776,798 compare
- 9 Madagascar 721,790 compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 680,615 compare
- 11 Kenya 680,409 compare
- 12 Russian Federation 670,000 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 636,109 compare
- 14 Yemen 584,004 compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 18.57 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 18.57 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.76 million in 2000.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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