Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 11.87 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11.87 million number
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
24th
of 45 groups
All-time high
37.56 million number
in 1985
All-time low
11.87 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend stood at 11.87 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 37.56 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 11.87 million number, in 2019.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Late-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 21.48 million number
1971 19.84 million number -7.7%
1972 18.47 million number -6.9%
1973 18.22 million number -1.4%
1974 19.05 million number +4.6%
1975 18.77 million number -1.5%
1976 18.09 million number -3.6%
1977 20.57 million number +13.7%
1978 24.25 million number +17.9%
1979 26.67 million number +10.0%
1980 29.42 million number +10.3%
1981 31.70 million number +7.8%
1982 34.64 million number +9.3%
1983 36.57 million number +5.6%
1984 37.52 million number +2.6%
1985 37.56 million number +0.1%
1986 37.05 million number -1.3%
1987 36.02 million number -2.8%
1988 35.00 million number -2.8%
1989 34.49 million number -1.4%
1990 33.67 million number -2.4%
1991 31.78 million number -5.6%
1992 29.70 million number -6.5%
1993 27.92 million number -6.0%
1994 26.76 million number -4.2%
1995 25.27 million number -5.6%
1996 24.01 million number -5.0%
1997 23.62 million number -1.6%
1998 23.82 million number +0.9%
1999 24.05 million number +1.0%
2000 25.19 million number +4.7%
2001 26.11 million number +3.6%
2002 26.46 million number +1.4%
2003 26.34 million number -0.5%
2004 26.80 million number +1.7%
2005 25.83 million number -3.6%
2006 24.20 million number -6.3%
2007 21.30 million number -12.0%
2008 18.41 million number -13.6%
2009 15.92 million number -13.5%
2010 14.28 million number -10.3%
2011 13.68 million number -4.2%
2012 14.27 million number +4.3%
2013 14.32 million number +0.3%
2014 14.12 million number -1.4%
2015 13.91 million number -1.5%
2016 13.33 million number -4.2%
2017 13.03 million number -2.2%
2018 12.11 million number -7.1%
2019 11.87 million number -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.54 million number 18.09 million number 26.67 million number 10
1980s 35.00 million number 29.42 million number 37.56 million number 10
1990s 27.06 million number 23.62 million number 33.67 million number 10
2000s 23.66 million number 15.92 million number 26.80 million number 10
2010s 13.49 million number 11.87 million number 14.32 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 467,517 number compare
  2. 22 Malaysia 467,159 number compare
  3. 23 Guinea 452,942 number compare
  4. 24 Malawi 432,099 number compare
  5. 25 Ghana 391,572 number compare
  6. 26 Cambodia 372,528 number compare
  7. 27 Burundi 366,304 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 Late-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Late-demographic dividend was 11.87 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 37.56 million number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 11.87 million number in 2019.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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/