How does Low & middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?

Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low & middle income

Name: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low & middle income
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Low & middle income: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 100.29 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

100.29 million number

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

2nd

of 45 groups

All-time high

126.79 million number

in 2001

All-time low

78.72 million number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low & middle income, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low & middle income stood at 100.29 million number.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low & middle income peaked at 126.79 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 78.72 million number, in 1970.

That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Low & middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number	Change
1970	78.72 million number	—
1971	78.73 million number	+0.0%
1972	79.42 million number	+0.9%
1973	79.42 million number	-0.0%
1974	82.86 million number	+4.3%
1975	83.81 million number	+1.2%
1976	84.34 million number	+0.6%
1977	87.93 million number	+4.3%
1978	93.10 million number	+5.9%
1979	95.77 million number	+2.9%
1980	99.71 million number	+4.1%
1981	103.09 million number	+3.4%
1982	106.61 million number	+3.4%
1983	109.42 million number	+2.6%
1984	111.77 million number	+2.2%
1985	112.89 million number	+1.0%
1986	113.77 million number	+0.8%
1987	113.71 million number	-0.1%
1988	114.96 million number	+1.1%
1989	116.27 million number	+1.1%
1990	117.07 million number	+0.7%
1991	116.63 million number	-0.4%
1992	115.65 million number	-0.8%
1993	115.02 million number	-0.5%
1994	115.82 million number	+0.7%
1995	116.30 million number	+0.4%
1996	116.03 million number	-0.2%
1997	117.42 million number	+1.2%
1998	121.14 million number	+3.2%
1999	123.21 million number	+1.7%
2000	124.73 million number	+1.2%
2001	126.79 million number	+1.7%
2002	126.31 million number	-0.4%
2003	124.59 million number	-1.4%
2004	123.87 million number	-0.6%
2005	123.02 million number	-0.7%
2006	120.55 million number	-2.0%
2007	115.49 million number	-4.2%
2008	111.41 million number	-3.5%
2009	109.58 million number	-1.6%
2010	105.89 million number	-3.4%
2011	103.96 million number	-1.8%
2012	103.39 million number	-0.6%
2013	102.73 million number	-0.6%
2014	103.83 million number	+1.1%
2015	101.46 million number	-2.3%
2016	100.75 million number	-0.7%
2017	99.88 million number	-0.9%
2018	100.36 million number	+0.5%
2019	100.29 million number	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	84.41 million number	78.72 million number	95.77 million number	10
1980s	110.22 million number	99.71 million number	116.27 million number	10
1990s	117.43 million number	115.02 million number	123.21 million number	10
2000s	120.63 million number	109.58 million number	126.79 million number	10
2010s	102.25 million number	99.88 million number	105.89 million number	10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

1 Ethiopia 3.91 million number compare
2 Indonesia 3.01 million number compare
3 Mexico 1.25 million number compare
4 Niger 1.15 million number compare
5 Myanmar 936,176 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

More reference data data for Low & middle income

School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low & middle income?: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low & middle income was 100.29 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 Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 126.79 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 78.72 million number in 1970.
How does Low & middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?: Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/