Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 25.42 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
25.42 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
25.42 million number
in 2019
All-time low
9.62 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 25.42 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 25.42 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.62 million number, in 1970.

That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 9.62 million number
1971 9.94 million number +3.4%
1972 10.12 million number +1.8%
1973 10.37 million number +2.5%
1974 10.58 million number +2.1%
1975 10.80 million number +2.1%
1976 11.03 million number +2.1%
1977 11.15 million number +1.1%
1978 11.32 million number +1.5%
1979 11.47 million number +1.3%
1980 11.73 million number +2.3%
1981 11.94 million number +1.8%
1982 12.04 million number +0.9%
1983 12.33 million number +2.4%
1984 12.78 million number +3.7%
1985 13.16 million number +3.0%
1986 13.52 million number +2.8%
1987 13.81 million number +2.1%
1988 14.09 million number +2.0%
1989 14.61 million number +3.7%
1990 15.03 million number +2.8%
1991 15.51 million number +3.2%
1992 16.06 million number +3.6%
1993 16.45 million number +2.4%
1994 17.05 million number +3.6%
1995 17.25 million number +1.2%
1996 17.73 million number +2.8%
1997 17.97 million number +1.3%
1998 18.13 million number +0.9%
1999 18.20 million number +0.4%
2000 18.61 million number +2.2%
2001 18.79 million number +1.0%
2002 18.69 million number -0.5%
2003 18.90 million number +1.1%
2004 19.09 million number +1.0%
2005 19.17 million number +0.4%
2006 19.17 million number +0.0%
2007 19.18 million number +0.0%
2008 19.15 million number -0.2%
2009 19.63 million number +2.5%
2010 19.79 million number +0.8%
2011 20.34 million number +2.8%
2012 20.66 million number +1.6%
2013 21.44 million number +3.8%
2014 22.39 million number +4.4%
2015 23.09 million number +3.1%
2016 23.94 million number +3.7%
2017 24.31 million number +1.5%
2018 25.25 million number +3.9%
2019 25.42 million number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.64 million number 9.62 million number 11.47 million number 10
1980s 13.00 million number 11.73 million number 14.61 million number 10
1990s 16.94 million number 15.03 million number 18.20 million number 10
2000s 19.04 million number 18.61 million number 19.63 million number 10
2010s 22.66 million number 19.79 million number 25.42 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 14 Yemen 639,077 number compare
  2. 15 Türkiye 618,155 number compare
  3. 16 Iraq 576,518 number compare
  4. 17 Philippines 533,867 number compare
  5. 18 Guatemala 516,666 number compare
  6. 19 Kenya 473,144 number compare
  7. 20 South Africa 467,826 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 25.42 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 25.42 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.62 million number in 1970.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/