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

Upper middle income: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 18.22 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18.22 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
46.21 million number
in 1985
All-time low
18.22 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Upper 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 Upper middle income stood at 18.22 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Upper middle income peaked at 46.21 million number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 18.22 million number, in 2019.

That places Upper middle income 19th 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 Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Upper middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 27.66 million number
1971 26.17 million number -5.4%
1972 25.91 million number -1.0%
1973 24.80 million number -4.3%
1974 27.06 million number +9.1%
1975 26.82 million number -0.9%
1976 26.02 million number -3.0%
1977 28.10 million number +8.0%
1978 32.64 million number +16.2%
1979 34.36 million number +5.3%
1980 37.30 million number +8.6%
1981 39.81 million number +6.7%
1982 42.89 million number +7.7%
1983 44.90 million number +4.7%
1984 46.11 million number +2.7%
1985 46.21 million number +0.2%
1986 45.77 million number -0.9%
1987 44.33 million number -3.1%
1988 44.06 million number -0.6%
1989 43.67 million number -0.9%
1990 43.40 million number -0.6%
1991 42.03 million number -3.1%
1992 40.07 million number -4.7%
1993 38.34 million number -4.3%
1994 37.34 million number -2.6%
1995 35.71 million number -4.4%
1996 34.32 million number -3.9%
1997 33.97 million number -1.0%
1998 33.82 million number -0.4%
1999 33.97 million number +0.5%
2000 34.81 million number +2.5%
2001 35.51 million number +2.0%
2002 35.18 million number -0.9%
2003 34.33 million number -2.4%
2004 34.30 million number -0.1%
2005 34.00 million number -0.9%
2006 32.25 million number -5.1%
2007 28.14 million number -12.8%
2008 25.26 million number -10.2%
2009 22.67 million number -10.3%
2010 20.79 million number -8.3%
2011 19.30 million number -7.1%
2012 19.93 million number +3.3%
2013 19.23 million number -3.5%
2014 19.54 million number +1.6%
2015 19.40 million number -0.7%
2016 19.44 million number +0.2%
2017 19.18 million number -1.3%
2018 18.43 million number -3.9%
2019 18.22 million number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.95 million number 24.80 million number 34.36 million number 10
1980s 43.51 million number 37.30 million number 46.21 million number 10
1990s 37.30 million number 33.82 million number 43.40 million number 10
2000s 31.65 million number 22.67 million number 35.51 million number 10
2010s 19.35 million number 18.22 million number 20.79 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 16 Iraq 576,518 number compare
  2. 17 Philippines 533,867 number compare
  3. 18 Guatemala 516,666 number compare
  4. 19 Kenya 473,144 number compare
  5. 20 South Africa 467,826 number compare
  6. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 467,517 number compare
  7. 22 Malaysia 467,159 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 Upper middle income?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Upper middle income was 18.22 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 46.21 million number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 18.22 million number in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Upper middle income ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Upper 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/