Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 30.22 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
30.22 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
15th
of 45 groups
All-time high
30.22 million number
in 2019
All-time low
13.33 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Least developed countries, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries recorded 30.22 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Least developed countries peaked at 30.22 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.33 million number, in 1970.

That places Least developed countries 15th 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 Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Least developed countries, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 13.33 million number
1971 13.68 million number +2.6%
1972 13.94 million number +1.9%
1973 14.26 million number +2.3%
1974 14.63 million number +2.5%
1975 14.94 million number +2.1%
1976 15.31 million number +2.5%
1977 15.58 million number +1.8%
1978 15.87 million number +1.8%
1979 16.12 million number +1.6%
1980 16.45 million number +2.0%
1981 16.77 million number +2.0%
1982 16.74 million number -0.2%
1983 17.19 million number +2.7%
1984 17.73 million number +3.1%
1985 18.21 million number +2.7%
1986 18.67 million number +2.5%
1987 19.03 million number +1.9%
1988 19.42 million number +2.1%
1989 19.97 million number +2.8%
1990 20.53 million number +2.8%
1991 20.99 million number +2.2%
1992 21.58 million number +2.8%
1993 22.00 million number +1.9%
1994 22.64 million number +2.9%
1995 22.88 million number +1.0%
1996 23.38 million number +2.2%
1997 23.70 million number +1.4%
1998 25.50 million number +7.6%
1999 25.70 million number +0.8%
2000 26.17 million number +1.8%
2001 26.37 million number +0.8%
2002 26.20 million number -0.6%
2003 26.47 million number +1.0%
2004 26.89 million number +1.6%
2005 27.24 million number +1.3%
2006 27.05 million number -0.7%
2007 26.85 million number -0.7%
2008 26.82 million number -0.1%
2009 26.70 million number -0.4%
2010 26.76 million number +0.2%
2011 27.53 million number +2.9%
2012 27.67 million number +0.5%
2013 28.30 million number +2.3%
2014 28.96 million number +2.3%
2015 29.53 million number +2.0%
2016 29.19 million number -1.1%
2017 29.45 million number +0.9%
2018 29.96 million number +1.7%
2019 30.22 million number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.77 million number 13.33 million number 16.12 million number 10
1980s 18.02 million number 16.45 million number 19.97 million number 10
1990s 22.89 million number 20.53 million number 25.70 million number 10
2000s 26.67 million number 26.17 million number 27.24 million number 10
2010s 28.76 million number 26.76 million number 30.22 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 12 Cameroon 695,517 number compare
  2. 13 Egypt 690,086 number compare
  3. 14 Yemen 639,077 number compare
  4. 15 Türkiye 618,155 number compare
  5. 16 Iraq 576,518 number compare
  6. 17 Philippines 533,867 number compare
  7. 18 Guatemala 516,666 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 Least developed countries?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Least developed countries was 30.22 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 Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 30.22 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 13.33 million number in 1970.
How does Least developed countries rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Least developed countries ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries 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/