Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 595,767 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
595,767 number
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
8th
of 142 countries
All-time high
653,689 number
in 2007
All-time low
440,201 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2007–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan, 2007–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2007201220182007: 653.7k number2013: 440.2k number2014: 512.7k number2015: 558.6k number2016: 619.3k number2017: 611.4k number2018: 595.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan is 595,767 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan peaked at 653,689 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 440,201 number, in 2013.

Afghanistan ranks 8th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Afghanistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year number Change
2007 653,689 number
2013 440,201 number -32.7%
2014 512,732 number +16.5%
2015 558,573 number +8.9%
2016 619,316 number +10.9%
2017 611,354 number -1.3%
2018 595,767 number -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 653,689 number 653,689 number 653,689 number 1
2010s 556,324 number 440,201 number 619,316 number 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 5 Brazil 959,501 number compare
  2. 6 Mexico 947,365 number compare
  3. 7 Egypt 603,906 number compare
  4. 9 Niger 536,460 number compare
  5. 10 Myanmar 487,175 number compare
  6. 11 Kenya 473,144 number

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Afghanistan was 595,767 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 653,689 number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 440,201 number in 2013.
How does Afghanistan rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Afghanistan ranks 8th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.