Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 13.78 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.78 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
13.78 million number
in 2019
All-time low
9.56 million number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1999–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1999200920191999: 9.6M number2000: 9.9M number2001: 10.1M number2002: 10.2M number2003: 10.4M number2004: 10.6M number2005: 10.7M number2006: 10.7M number2007: 10.7M number2008: 10.6M number2009: 10.8M number2010: 10.9M number2011: 11.2M number2012: 11.5M number2013: 11.7M number2014: 12.0M number2015: 12.4M number2016: 12.8M number2017: 13.1M number2018: 13.7M number2019: 13.8M 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 13.78 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 13.78 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.56 million number, in 1999.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 9.56 million number
2000 9.89 million number +3.5%
2001 10.06 million number +1.7%
2002 10.19 million number +1.3%
2003 10.44 million number +2.4%
2004 10.59 million number +1.5%
2005 10.68 million number +0.8%
2006 10.70 million number +0.2%
2007 10.67 million number -0.3%
2008 10.62 million number -0.5%
2009 10.79 million number +1.6%
2010 10.94 million number +1.4%
2011 11.22 million number +2.6%
2012 11.46 million number +2.1%
2013 11.66 million number +1.8%
2014 11.97 million number +2.6%
2015 12.41 million number +3.7%
2016 12.83 million number +3.4%
2017 13.12 million number +2.3%
2018 13.69 million number +4.3%
2019 13.78 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.56 million number 9.56 million number 9.56 million number 1
2000s 10.46 million number 9.89 million number 10.79 million number 10
2010s 12.31 million number 10.94 million number 13.78 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 438,402 number compare
  2. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 434,933 number compare
  3. 16 Mali 429,797 number compare
  4. 17 Yemen 418,860 number compare
  5. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 413,106 number compare
  6. 19 Iraq 387,718 number compare
  7. 20 Mozambique 384,635 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 13.78 million 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 13.78 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.56 million number in 1999.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.