Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low income

Low income: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 11.65 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.65 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
11.65 million number
in 2019
All-time low
7.76 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low income, 1998–2019

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1998200820191998: 7.8M number1999: 7.8M number2000: 8.0M number2001: 8.1M number2002: 8.3M number2003: 8.4M number2004: 8.5M number2005: 8.6M number2006: 8.7M number2007: 8.9M number2008: 8.8M number2009: 9.0M number2010: 9.1M number2011: 9.3M number2012: 9.4M number2013: 9.8M number2014: 10.0M number2015: 10.4M number2016: 10.7M number2017: 11.0M number2018: 11.5M number2019: 11.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low income stood at 11.65 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low income peaked at 11.65 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.76 million number, in 1998.

That places Low income 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Low income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Low income, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 7.76 million number
1999 7.78 million number +0.3%
2000 8.05 million number +3.5%
2001 8.13 million number +1.1%
2002 8.27 million number +1.6%
2003 8.41 million number +1.7%
2004 8.54 million number +1.6%
2005 8.62 million number +0.9%
2006 8.74 million number +1.4%
2007 8.89 million number +1.7%
2008 8.84 million number -0.5%
2009 8.97 million number +1.4%
2010 9.09 million number +1.4%
2011 9.31 million number +2.3%
2012 9.44 million number +1.4%
2013 9.83 million number +4.1%
2014 9.99 million number +1.6%
2015 10.40 million number +4.1%
2016 10.73 million number +3.2%
2017 10.96 million number +2.1%
2018 11.49 million number +4.9%
2019 11.65 million number +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.77 million number 7.76 million number 7.78 million number 2
2000s 8.54 million number 8.05 million number 8.97 million number 10
2010s 10.29 million number 9.09 million number 11.65 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 16 Mali 429,797 number compare
  2. 17 Yemen 418,860 number compare
  3. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 413,106 number compare
  4. 19 Iraq 387,718 number compare
  5. 20 Mozambique 384,635 number compare
  6. 21 Chad 368,681 number compare
  7. 22 Cameroon 359,320 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 Low income?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Low income was 11.65 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 Low income?
The highest recorded value was 11.65 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 7.76 million number in 1998.
How does Low income rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Low income ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income 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.