Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 30.40 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
30.40 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
6th
of 39 groups
All-time high
36.97 million
in 2003
All-time low
30.31 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 30.40 million.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 36.97 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 30.31 million, in 2023.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 6th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.97 million | — |
| 2001 | 36.36 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 36.97 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 36.58 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 35.62 million | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 34.18 million | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 32.68 million | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 31.76 million | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 31.22 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 31.11 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 31.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.33 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.57 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 31.80 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 31.61 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.20 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 30.71 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.52 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.37 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 30.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 30.34 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 30.40 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.82 million | 31.22 million | 36.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.29 million | 30.52 million | 31.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.37 million | 30.31 million | 30.43 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 3 Bangladesh 2.13 million compare
- 4 Indonesia 2.11 million compare
- 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.20 million compare
- 6 Mexico 1.09 million compare
- 7 Egypt 950,374 compare
- 8 Niger 776,798 compare
- 9 Madagascar 721,790 compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Southern Asia was 30.40 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.97 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.31 million in 2023.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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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February 2026 Data Release