Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Spain

Spain: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 19,889 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
19,889 number
Change on year
down 37.1%
World rank
76th
of 138 countries
All-time high
703,665 number
in 1973
All-time low
19,889 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1973–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Spain, 1973–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1973199520181973: 703.7k number1999: 162.6k number2000: 145.4k number2001: 125.9k number2002: 116.1k number2003: 112.3k number2004: 107.8k number2005: 82.8k number2006: 78.3k number2007: 83.5k number2008: 91.4k number2009: 96.0k number2010: 93.4k number2011: 110.6k number2012: 101.3k number2013: 88.5k number2014: 77.2k number2015: 60.7k number2016: 48.7k number2017: 31.6k number2018: 19.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Spain stood at 19,889 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.1% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Spain peaked at 703,665 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 19,889 number, in 2018.

Spain ranks 76th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Spain, 1973 to 2018.
Year number Change
1973 703,665 number
1999 162,609 number -76.9%
2000 145,370 number -10.6%
2001 125,938 number -13.4%
2002 116,068 number -7.8%
2003 112,319 number -3.2%
2004 107,796 number -4.0%
2005 82,826 number -23.2%
2006 78,266 number -5.5%
2007 83,476 number +6.7%
2008 91,393 number +9.5%
2009 96,046 number +5.1%
2010 93,449 number -2.7%
2011 110,593 number +18.3%
2012 101,298 number -8.4%
2013 88,475 number -12.7%
2014 77,159 number -12.8%
2015 60,673 number -21.4%
2016 48,747 number -19.7%
2017 31,638 number -35.1%
2018 19,889 number -37.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 703,665 number 703,665 number 703,665 number 1
1990s 162,609 number 162,609 number 162,609 number 1
2000s 103,950 number 78,266 number 145,370 number 10
2010s 70,213 number 19,889 number 110,593 number 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 73 Serbia 22,659 number compare
  2. 74 Kuwait 21,108 number compare
  3. 75 Armenia 20,042 number compare
  4. 77 Austria 19,194 number compare
  5. 78 Slovakia 18,347 number compare
  6. 79 Timor-Leste 18,238 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 Spain?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Spain was 19,889 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 703,665 number in 1973.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 19,889 number in 2018.
How does Spain rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Spain ranks 76th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain 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/