Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low income
Low income: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 20.30 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
20.30 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
20.30 million number
in 2019
All-time low
8.13 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low income recorded 20.30 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low income peaked at 20.30 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.13 million number, in 1970.
That places Low income 18th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.13 million number | — |
| 1971 | 8.44 million number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 8.53 million number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 8.69 million number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 8.87 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 8.98 million number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 9.12 million number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 9.20 million number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 9.31 million number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 9.39 million number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 9.60 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 9.77 million number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.80 million number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 10.00 million number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 10.36 million number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 10.60 million number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 10.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 11.07 million number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 11.29 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 11.65 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 11.97 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 12.30 million number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 12.75 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 13.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 13.52 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 13.62 million number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 13.99 million number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 14.15 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 14.19 million number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.26 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.55 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 14.58 million number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.47 million number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.55 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 14.72 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.82 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.93 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.07 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.07 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.49 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 15.63 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.05 million number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 16.21 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.42 million number | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 17.88 million number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18.49 million number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 19.27 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.01 million number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 20.30 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.87 million number | 8.13 million number | 9.39 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.50 million number | 9.60 million number | 11.65 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.38 million number | 11.97 million number | 14.26 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.82 million number | 14.47 million number | 15.49 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.03 million number | 15.63 million number | 20.30 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 15 Türkiye 618,155 number compare
- 16 Iraq 576,518 number compare
- 17 Philippines 533,867 number compare
- 18 Guatemala 516,666 number compare
- 19 Kenya 473,144 number compare
- 20 South Africa 467,826 number compare
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 467,517 number compare
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low income?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Low income was 20.30 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.30 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 million number in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
- Low income ranks 18th 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 income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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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/