Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 17.56 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
17.56 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
15th
of 45 groups
All-time high
17.56 million number
in 2019
All-time low
14.51 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries, 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998200820191998: 14.5M number1999: 14.6M number2000: 15.0M number2001: 15.2M number2002: 15.2M number2003: 15.5M number2004: 15.8M number2005: 16.0M number2006: 16.1M number2007: 16.1M number2008: 15.9M number2009: 15.8M number2010: 15.9M number2011: 16.4M number2012: 16.5M number2013: 16.6M number2014: 16.7M number2015: 17.1M number2016: 16.5M number2017: 16.9M number2018: 17.4M number2019: 17.6M 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 Least developed countries is 17.56 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries peaked at 17.56 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.51 million number, in 1998.

Least developed countries ranks 15th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Least developed countries, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 14.51 million number
1999 14.58 million number +0.5%
2000 14.97 million number +2.7%
2001 15.17 million number +1.3%
2002 15.25 million number +0.5%
2003 15.52 million number +1.8%
2004 15.82 million number +2.0%
2005 16.04 million number +1.4%
2006 16.11 million number +0.5%
2007 16.08 million number -0.2%
2008 15.94 million number -0.9%
2009 15.79 million number -0.9%
2010 15.91 million number +0.7%
2011 16.40 million number +3.1%
2012 16.47 million number +0.4%
2013 16.62 million number +0.9%
2014 16.75 million number +0.8%
2015 17.13 million number +2.3%
2016 16.54 million number -3.5%
2017 16.94 million number +2.5%
2018 17.39 million number +2.6%
2019 17.56 million number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.54 million number 14.51 million number 14.58 million number 2
2000s 15.67 million number 14.97 million number 16.11 million number 10
2010s 16.77 million number 15.91 million number 17.56 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 12 Türkiye 462,499 number compare
  2. 13 Burkina Faso 440,523 number compare
  3. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 438,402 number compare
  4. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 434,933 number compare
  5. 16 Mali 429,797 number compare
  6. 17 Yemen 418,860 number compare
  7. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 413,106 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 Least developed countries?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Least developed countries was 17.56 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 Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 17.56 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 14.51 million number in 1998.
How does Least developed countries rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Least developed countries ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed 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.