Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 1.28 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.28 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
26th
of 39 groups
All-time high
3.35 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.28 million
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 1.28 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 3.35 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2025.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 26th 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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.35 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.32 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.24 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.06 million | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.93 million | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.71 million | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.64 million | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.56 million | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.46 million | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.29 million | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.07 million | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.61 million | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.57 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.49 million | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.38 million | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.34 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.29 million | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 1.28 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.89 million | 2.46 million | 3.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million | 1.43 million | 2.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.28 million | 1.40 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
- 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
- 29 Guatemala 378,662 compare
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 1.28 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2025.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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