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

Türkiye: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 618,155 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
618,155 number
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
15th
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.05 million number
in 1999
All-time low
409,435 number
in 2011
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Türkiye, 1999–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1999200820181999: 1.1M number2000: 924.6k number2001: 782.9k number2002: 779.7k number2003: 688.5k number2004: 645.6k number2005: 599.2k number2006: 544.9k number2007: 517.1k number2008: 551.6k number2009: 745.5k number2010: 558.2k number2011: 409.4k number2012: 591.6k number2013: 452.5k number2014: 484.2k number2015: 578.0k number2016: 677.3k number2017: 582.1k number2018: 618.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Türkiye stood at 618,155 number.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Türkiye peaked at 1.05 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 409,435 number, in 2011.

That places Türkiye 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Türkiye, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 1.05 million number
2000 924,628 number -12.2%
2001 782,887 number -15.3%
2002 779,685 number -0.4%
2003 688,529 number -11.7%
2004 645,573 number -6.2%
2005 599,194 number -7.2%
2006 544,914 number -9.1%
2007 517,073 number -5.1%
2008 551,644 number +6.7%
2009 745,456 number +35.1%
2010 558,176 number -25.1%
2011 409,435 number -26.6%
2012 591,551 number +44.5%
2013 452,500 number -23.5%
2014 484,205 number +7.0%
2015 577,985 number +19.4%
2016 677,349 number +17.2%
2017 582,135 number -14.1%
2018 618,155 number +6.2%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 618,155 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,864 number, 23.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 618,155 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,777 number, 39.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.05 million number 1.05 million number 1.05 million number 1
2000s 677,958 number 517,073 number 924,628 number 10
2010s 550,166 number 409,435 number 677,349 number 9

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 12 Cameroon 695,517 number compare
  2. 13 Egypt 690,086 number compare
  3. 14 Yemen 639,077 number compare
  4. 16 Iraq 576,518 number compare
  5. 17 Philippines 533,867 number compare
  6. 18 Guatemala 516,666 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 Türkiye?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Türkiye was 618,155 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 Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 409,435 number in 2011.
How does Türkiye rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Türkiye ranks 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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/