Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World
SDG: World: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 67.86 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
67.86 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 39 groups
All-time high
83.75 million
in 2000
All-time low
63.85 million
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World stood at 67.86 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World peaked at 83.75 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.85 million, in 2019.
SDG: World ranks 1st of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.75 million | — |
| 2001 | 82.61 million | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 81.70 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 80.15 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 78.41 million | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.61 million | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 74.18 million | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 72.21 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 70.79 million | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 70.00 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 69.39 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 68.64 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 67.99 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 67.49 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 67.07 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.91 million | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 64.72 million | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.91 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 63.86 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.85 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 65.33 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 66.07 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 66.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 67.46 million | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 67.86 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.04 million | 70.00 million | 83.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.28 million | 63.85 million | 69.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.31 million | 64.28 million | 67.86 million | 6 |
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More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: World was 67.86 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 83.75 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.85 million in 2019.
- How does SDG: World rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: World ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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