Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 427,100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America, 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: Northern America is 427,100, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America peaked at 741,700 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 392,400, in 2020.
That places SDG: Northern America 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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: Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 573,000 | — |
| 2001 | 659,300 | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 733,300 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 741,700 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 670,000 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 635,400 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 669,500 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 717,700 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 710,600 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 653,700 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 601,100 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 587,000 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 575,100 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 549,700 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 516,900 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 485,000 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 476,800 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 454,900 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 420,000 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 396,300 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 392,400 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 399,900 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 412,700 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 416,800 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 413,200 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 427,100 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 676,420 | 573,000 | 741,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,280 | 396,300 | 601,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 410,350 | 392,400 | 427,100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern America was 427,100 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: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 741,700 in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 392,400 in 2020.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America 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