Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 1.96 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.96 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
35th
of 45 groups
All-time high
10.38 million number
in 1971
All-time low
1.96 million number
in 2018
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 1.96 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 10.38 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.96 million number, in 2018.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Post-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 9.75 million number
1971 10.38 million number +6.4%
1972 10.29 million number -0.9%
1973 10.09 million number -2.0%
1974 9.68 million number -4.0%
1975 9.46 million number -2.3%
1976 9.40 million number -0.6%
1977 9.21 million number -2.0%
1978 9.24 million number +0.3%
1979 9.40 million number +1.8%
1980 8.57 million number -8.9%
1981 8.61 million number +0.4%
1982 8.08 million number -6.2%
1983 7.90 million number -2.2%
1984 7.81 million number -1.2%
1985 7.70 million number -1.4%
1986 7.53 million number -2.2%
1987 7.59 million number +0.8%
1988 7.23 million number -4.7%
1989 7.32 million number +1.3%
1990 7.08 million number -3.3%
1991 6.87 million number -2.9%
1992 6.44 million number -6.3%
1993 5.59 million number -13.2%
1994 4.96 million number -11.3%
1995 4.80 million number -3.1%
1996 4.52 million number -5.8%
1997 4.66 million number +3.0%
1998 4.79 million number +2.9%
1999 4.86 million number +1.4%
2000 4.55 million number -6.4%
2001 4.33 million number -4.9%
2002 4.08 million number -5.6%
2003 3.63 million number -11.1%
2004 3.47 million number -4.5%
2005 3.27 million number -5.6%
2006 3.33 million number +1.8%
2007 3.26 million number -2.1%
2008 3.14 million number -3.6%
2009 2.96 million number -5.7%
2010 2.89 million number -2.3%
2011 2.89 million number -0.2%
2012 2.81 million number -2.6%
2013 2.66 million number -5.5%
2014 2.57 million number -3.4%
2015 2.32 million number -9.6%
2016 2.04 million number -12.2%
2017 1.97 million number -3.2%
2018 1.96 million number -0.9%
2019 1.96 million number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.69 million number 9.21 million number 10.38 million number 10
1980s 7.83 million number 7.23 million number 8.61 million number 10
1990s 5.46 million number 4.52 million number 7.08 million number 10
2000s 3.60 million number 2.96 million number 4.55 million number 10
2010s 2.41 million number 1.96 million number 2.89 million number 10

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 32 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 275,458 number compare
  2. 33 Zimbabwe 265,610 number compare
  3. 34 Honduras 263,844 number compare
  4. 35 Jordan 228,237 number compare
  5. 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 171,306 number compare
  6. 37 Argentina 157,961 number compare
  7. 38 Mauritania 147,009 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Post-demographic dividend was 1.96 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 Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 10.38 million number in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 1.96 million number in 2018.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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/