Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in OECD members
OECD members: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 4.01 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
4.01 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
13.77 million number
in 1971
All-time low
3.93 million number
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 4.01 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in 2019.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in OECD members peaked at 13.77 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.93 million number, in 2017.
That places OECD members 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.94 million number | — |
| 1971 | 13.77 million number | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 13.64 million number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 13.47 million number | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 13.13 million number | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 13.00 million number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 12.98 million number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 12.73 million number | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 12.64 million number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 12.88 million number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 12.07 million number | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 12.13 million number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 11.62 million number | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 11.47 million number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 11.39 million number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 11.31 million number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 11.04 million number | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 11.17 million number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 10.87 million number | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 11.12 million number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 11.17 million number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 10.91 million number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.41 million number | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 9.54 million number | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 8.86 million number | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 8.74 million number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 8.48 million number | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 8.52 million number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.54 million number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.47 million number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.12 million number | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 7.77 million number | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 7.48 million number | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 6.72 million number | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 6.38 million number | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 5.93 million number | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 5.86 million number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.71 million number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.69 million number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.72 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.45 million number | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 5.23 million number | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.32 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.68 million number | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 4.54 million number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 4.25 million number | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 4.03 million number | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.93 million number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.00 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.01 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.12 million number | 12.64 million number | 13.77 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.42 million number | 10.87 million number | 12.13 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.36 million number | 8.47 million number | 11.17 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.54 million number | 5.69 million number | 8.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 million number | 3.93 million number | 5.45 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in OECD members?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in OECD members was 4.01 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 13.77 million number in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 million number in 2017.
- How does OECD members rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
- OECD members ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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/