Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 2.02 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.02 million
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
25th
of 39 groups
All-time high
2.77 million
in 2009
All-time low
2.02 million
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia stood at 2.02 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 2.77 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.02 million, in 2025.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 25th 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.15 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.32 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.41 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.50 million | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.56 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.77 million | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 2.66 million | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.50 million | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.34 million | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 2.23 million | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.21 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.25 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.26 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.23 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.18 million | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.14 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.10 million | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.04 million | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 2.02 million | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.37 million | 2.15 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 million | 2.14 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 million | 2.02 million | 2.10 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 496,302 compare
- 23 Mali 479,405 compare
- 24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 466,006 compare
- 25 Mozambique 465,493 compare
- 26 United States of America 432,505 compare
- 27 Iraq 431,850 compare
- 28 Myanmar 400,113 compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia was 2.02 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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