Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in IBRD only

IBRD only: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 54.07 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
54.07 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
85.15 million number
in 1989
All-time low
54.07 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in IBRD only, 1970–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in IBRD only is 54.07 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in IBRD only peaked at 85.15 million number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 54.07 million number, in 2019.

IBRD only ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in IBRD only, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 59.44 million number
1971 58.87 million number -1.0%
1972 59.05 million number +0.3%
1973 58.48 million number -1.0%
1974 61.35 million number +4.9%
1975 61.77 million number +0.7%
1976 61.66 million number -0.2%
1977 64.67 million number +4.9%
1978 69.07 million number +6.8%
1979 71.22 million number +3.1%
1980 74.56 million number +4.7%
1981 77.37 million number +3.8%
1982 80.64 million number +4.2%
1983 82.94 million number +2.8%
1984 84.58 million number +2.0%
1985 85.04 million number +0.5%
1986 85.07 million number +0.0%
1987 84.34 million number -0.9%
1988 84.73 million number +0.5%
1989 85.15 million number +0.5%
1990 85.07 million number -0.1%
1991 83.82 million number -1.5%
1992 81.97 million number -2.2%
1993 80.51 million number -1.8%
1994 80.14 million number -0.5%
1995 79.98 million number -0.2%
1996 78.71 million number -1.6%
1997 79.16 million number +0.6%
1998 80.56 million number +1.8%
1999 81.88 million number +1.6%
2000 82.61 million number +0.9%
2001 84.14 million number +1.9%
2002 83.42 million number -0.9%
2003 81.13 million number -2.7%
2004 80.09 million number -1.3%
2005 78.48 million number -2.0%
2006 76.02 million number -3.1%
2007 70.55 million number -7.2%
2008 66.53 million number -5.7%
2009 64.75 million number -2.7%
2010 61.25 million number -5.4%
2011 58.39 million number -4.7%
2012 57.55 million number -1.4%
2013 56.07 million number -2.6%
2014 56.29 million number +0.4%
2015 55.68 million number -1.1%
2016 55.89 million number +0.4%
2017 54.59 million number -2.3%
2018 54.30 million number -0.5%
2019 54.07 million number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 62.56 million number 58.48 million number 71.22 million number 10
1980s 82.44 million number 74.56 million number 85.15 million number 10
1990s 81.18 million number 78.71 million number 85.07 million number 10
2000s 76.77 million number 64.75 million number 84.14 million number 10
2010s 56.41 million number 54.07 million number 61.25 million number 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 4 Niger 1.15 million number compare
  2. 5 Myanmar 936,176 number compare
  3. 6 Côte d'Ivoire 924,839 number compare
  4. 7 Burkina Faso 920,544 number compare
  5. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 866,554 number compare
  6. 9 Chad 801,232 number compare
  7. 10 Mozambique 771,999 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 IBRD only?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in IBRD only was 54.07 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 IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 85.15 million number in 1989.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 54.07 million number in 2019.
How does IBRD only rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
IBRD only ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IBRD only 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/