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

Lower middle income: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 61.77 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
61.77 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
5th
of 45 groups
All-time high
76.69 million number
in 2001
All-time low
42.92 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 61.77 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Lower middle income peaked at 76.69 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 42.92 million number, in 1970.

Lower middle income ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 42.92 million number
1971 44.12 million number +2.8%
1972 44.98 million number +1.9%
1973 45.93 million number +2.1%
1974 46.93 million number +2.2%
1975 48.02 million number +2.3%
1976 49.21 million number +2.5%
1977 50.63 million number +2.9%
1978 51.15 million number +1.0%
1979 52.03 million number +1.7%
1980 52.81 million number +1.5%
1981 53.51 million number +1.3%
1982 53.92 million number +0.8%
1983 54.52 million number +1.1%
1984 55.31 million number +1.4%
1985 56.08 million number +1.4%
1986 57.11 million number +1.8%
1987 58.30 million number +2.1%
1988 59.61 million number +2.2%
1989 60.94 million number +2.2%
1990 61.70 million number +1.2%
1991 62.29 million number +1.0%
1992 62.82 million number +0.9%
1993 63.65 million number +1.3%
1994 64.96 million number +2.1%
1995 66.96 million number +3.1%
1996 67.72 million number +1.1%
1997 69.30 million number +2.3%
1998 73.13 million number +5.5%
1999 74.98 million number +2.5%
2000 75.37 million number +0.5%
2001 76.69 million number +1.8%
2002 76.67 million number -0.0%
2003 75.70 million number -1.3%
2004 74.85 million number -1.1%
2005 74.20 million number -0.9%
2006 73.37 million number -1.1%
2007 72.28 million number -1.5%
2008 71.08 million number -1.7%
2009 71.41 million number +0.5%
2010 69.47 million number -2.7%
2011 68.61 million number -1.2%
2012 67.24 million number -2.0%
2013 66.07 million number -1.7%
2014 66.41 million number +0.5%
2015 63.58 million number -4.3%
2016 62.23 million number -2.1%
2017 61.43 million number -1.3%
2018 61.92 million number +0.8%
2019 61.77 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 47.59 million number 42.92 million number 52.03 million number 10
1980s 56.21 million number 52.81 million number 60.94 million number 10
1990s 66.75 million number 61.70 million number 74.98 million number 10
2000s 74.16 million number 71.08 million number 76.69 million number 10
2010s 64.87 million number 61.43 million number 69.47 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 2 Indonesia 3.01 million number compare
  2. 3 Mexico 1.25 million number compare
  3. 4 Niger 1.15 million number compare
  4. 5 Myanmar 936,176 number compare
  5. 6 Côte d'Ivoire 924,839 number compare
  6. 7 Burkina Faso 920,544 number compare
  7. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 866,554 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 Lower middle income?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Lower middle income was 61.77 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 Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 76.69 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 42.92 million number in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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
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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/