Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) by country
Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.
Countries reporting
142
Highest
83.5%
Niger
Lowest
0.7%
Hong Kong, China
Median
20.9%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
2,983
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 83.5% in Niger; the lowest is 0.7% in Hong Kong, China.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.9%, and the mean is 25.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 122.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 6,025.0%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong, China (down 97.8%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 83.5% | 2017 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 72.8% | 2015 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 71.4% | 2018 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 4 | Chad | 70.6% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 5 | Burundi | 67.1% | 2019 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 66.7% | 2019 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.5% | 2013 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 8 | Djibouti | 65.6% | 2015 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 9 | Mozambique | 64.6% | 2015 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 10 | Mauritania | 63.2% | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 11 | Malawi | 62.1% | 2019 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 12 | Tuvalu | 60.9% | 2019 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea | 59.3% | 2014 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 14 | Honduras | 58.3% | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Guatemala | 57.2% | 2018 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.1% | 2019 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 17 | Cambodia | 51.7% | 2008 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 18 | Pakistan | 50.0% | 2017 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 49.7% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 20 | Jordan | 48.1% | 2019 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 21 | Myanmar | 46.9% | 2018 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 22 | Panama | 45.8% | 2017 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 23 | Yemen | 45.6% | 2016 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 45.1% | 2013 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 25 | Eritrea | 44.9% | 2018 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 43.8% | 2018 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 27 | British Virgin Islands | 43.3% | 2018 | up 165.0% | flat |
| 28 | Tonga | 42.5% | 2015 | up 238.1% | rising |
| 29 | Suriname | 42.0% | 2015 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 30 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 41.6% | 2019 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 31 | Iraq | 41.5% | 2007 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 41.3% | 2015 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 33 | Malaysia | 41.2% | 2017 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 40.7% | 2018 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 35 | Lesotho | 38.4% | 2016 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 38.1% | 2010 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 37 | Belize | 37.6% | 2019 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 38 | Namibia | 36.3% | 2007 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Moldova | 35.8% | 2019 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 40 | Bahamas | 34.6% | 2018 | up 651.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Guyana | 33.4% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 42 | Paraguay | 33.2% | 2016 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 43 | El Salvador | 32.9% | 2018 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 44 | Bhutan | 32.8% | 2018 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 45 | Palestine, State of | 32.3% | 2019 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 30.2% | 2011 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.5% | 2019 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | Cape Verde | 29.5% | 2018 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 49 | Fiji | 29.0% | 2012 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 50 | Mongolia | 28.8% | 2006 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 51 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 28.6% | 2018 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 52 | Mexico | 27.9% | 2018 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 53 | Ghana | 27.7% | 2019 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 27.6% | 2017 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 26.7% | 2019 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 56 | Kenya | 26.2% | 2009 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 25.7% | 2019 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 25.1% | 2019 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 59 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24.9% | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 60 | Cayman Islands | 24.8% | 2018 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 61 | Mauritius | 24.7% | 2019 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 62 | Seychelles | 23.9% | 2019 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 63 | Philippines | 23.7% | 2015 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 22.9% | 2019 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 65 | Indonesia | 22.8% | 2018 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 22.7% | 2019 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 67 | Colombia | 22.0% | 2018 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 21.8% | 2018 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 69 | South Africa | 21.6% | 2018 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 70 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 21.1% | 2018 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 21.0% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 72 | Thailand | 20.9% | 2015 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 73 | Albania | 20.7% | 2019 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Cuba | 20.5% | 2019 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 20.3% | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 76 | Ecuador | 20.2% | 2018 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 77 | Kuwait | 19.5% | 2015 | up 72.0% | falling |
| 78 | Dominica | 19.4% | 2019 | down 46.1% | flat |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | 19.4% | 2018 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.2% | 2019 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.7% | 2015 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 82 | Bahrain | 18.1% | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 83 | Brazil | 17.8% | 2011 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 84 | Türkiye | 16.7% | 2018 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 85 | Switzerland | 16.4% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | Armenia | 16.4% | 2019 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 87 | Croatia | 16.1% | 2018 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 88 | Botswana | 15.9% | 2003 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.9% | 2018 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 90 | Macau, China | 15.2% | 2019 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 91 | Uruguay | 14.9% | 2017 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 92 | Iceland | 14.8% | 2018 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 93 | Argentina | 14.7% | 2017 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Samoa | 14.6% | 2016 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 95 | Eswatini | 14.3% | 2015 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 13.9% | 2019 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.7% | 2018 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 98 | Serbia | 13.6% | 2019 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 99 | Hungary | 12.4% | 2018 | up 45.8% | falling |
| 100 | Germany | 12.3% | 2018 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 101 | Malta | 11.8% | 2018 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 102 | Aruba | 11.3% | 2009 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 103 | Denmark | 11.2% | 2018 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 104 | Slovakia | 11.0% | 2018 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 105 | Austria | 10.1% | 2018 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 10.0% | 2018 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 107 | Australia | 9.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Norway | 8.1% | 2018 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 109 | Oman | 7.7% | 2018 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Qatar | 7.6% | 2010 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 111 | Grenada | 7.5% | 2015 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 112 | Barbados | 7.5% | 2019 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 7.4% | 2019 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Ukraine | 7.4% | 2014 | up 6,025.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Georgia | 7.2% | 2019 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 6.2% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Canada | 5.8% | 2018 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 118 | Italy | 5.8% | 2018 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 119 | Cyprus | 5.6% | 2018 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 120 | Peru | 5.5% | 2019 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 121 | France | 5.1% | 2018 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 122 | Latvia | 5.0% | 2018 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 123 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.8% | 2018 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Chile | 4.6% | 2018 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 125 | New Zealand | 4.0% | 2018 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Greece | 3.8% | 2018 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Lithuania | 3.8% | 2018 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.8% | 2016 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 129 | United States of America | 3.7% | 2018 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 130 | Poland | 3.6% | 2018 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 131 | Republic of Korea | 3.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Finland | 2.9% | 2018 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 133 | Czechia | 2.9% | 2018 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovenia | 2.2% | 2018 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 135 | Portugal | 2.2% | 2013 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Spain | 2.2% | 2018 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Ireland | 1.8% | 2018 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Belgium | 1.4% | 2018 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Sweden | 1.4% | 2015 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2015 | down 84.8% | rising |
| 141 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2018 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Hong Kong, China | 0.7% | 2019 | down 97.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 56.2%
- Low income 55.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 53.2%
- Least developed countries 53.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 53.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 53.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 53.1%
- IDA only 52.1%
- IDA total 50.1%
- South Asia 45.5%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 45.5%
- IDA blend 45.2%
- Lower middle income 44.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 40.1%
- IDA & IBRD total 38.6%
- Low & middle income 38.2%
- Middle income 35.9%
- World 34.8%
- Arab World 34.7%
- IBRD only 32.9%
- Pacific island small states 31.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 31.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 31.2%
- Other small states 31.2%
- Small states 30.8%
- Caribbean Small States 28.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 28.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 24.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 24.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 24.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 22.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 22.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 22.2%
- Upper middle income 21.6%
- Late-demographic dividend 21.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 12.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.4%
- OECD members 11.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 10.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 9.1%
About this data
Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.