Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 975,784 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
975,784 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
36th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.66 million number
in 1998
All-time low
926,965 number
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1998200820191998: 2.7M number1999: 2.5M number2000: 2.6M number2001: 2.4M number2002: 2.2M number2003: 2.1M number2004: 2.2M number2005: 2.3M number2006: 2.2M number2007: 2.1M number2008: 2.0M number2009: 2.0M number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.2M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 927.0k number2018: 986.8k number2019: 975.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 975,784 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.66 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 926,965 number, in 2017.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 2.66 million number
1999 2.55 million number -4.3%
2000 2.58 million number +1.3%
2001 2.36 million number -8.5%
2002 2.19 million number -7.5%
2003 2.08 million number -5.0%
2004 2.24 million number +7.9%
2005 2.30 million number +2.7%
2006 2.20 million number -4.2%
2007 2.07 million number -5.9%
2008 1.99 million number -4.1%
2009 2.05 million number +2.9%
2010 1.75 million number -14.7%
2011 1.45 million number -17.1%
2012 1.48 million number +2.2%
2013 1.18 million number -20.3%
2014 1.14 million number -3.3%
2015 1.05 million number -7.8%
2016 1.05 million number +0.1%
2017 926,965 number -11.9%
2018 986,828 number +6.5%
2019 975,784 number -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.61 million number 2.55 million number 2.66 million number 2
2000s 2.21 million number 1.99 million number 2.58 million number 10
2010s 1.20 million number 926,965 number 1.75 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 33 Morocco 233,893 number compare
  2. 34 Burundi 228,260 number compare
  3. 35 Guinea 216,924 number compare
  4. 36 Colombia 191,794 number compare
  5. 37 Germany 160,600 number compare
  6. 38 Argentina 157,795 number compare
  7. 39 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 149,667 number compare

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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 975,784 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 2.66 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 926,965 number in 2017.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.