Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members

OECD members: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 2.99 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.99 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
7.44 million number
in 1993
All-time low
2.88 million number
in 2017
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members, 1993–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1993200620191993: 7.4M number1994: 6.8M number1995: 6.7M number1996: 6.6M number1997: 6.4M number1998: 6.4M number1999: 6.3M number2000: 6.4M number2001: 6.2M number2002: 5.9M number2003: 5.4M number2004: 5.1M number2005: 4.8M number2006: 4.9M number2007: 4.8M number2008: 4.7M number2009: 4.9M number2010: 4.6M number2011: 4.4M number2012: 4.4M number2013: 3.8M number2014: 3.5M number2015: 3.3M number2016: 3.0M number2017: 2.9M number2018: 3.0M number2019: 3.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

OECD members recorded 2.99 million number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members peaked at 7.44 million number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.88 million number, in 2017.

That places OECD members 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in OECD members, 1993 to 2019.
Year number Change
1993 7.44 million number
1994 6.84 million number -8.0%
1995 6.73 million number -1.5%
1996 6.55 million number -2.7%
1997 6.35 million number -3.1%
1998 6.42 million number +1.1%
1999 6.34 million number -1.3%
2000 6.39 million number +0.9%
2001 6.18 million number -3.3%
2002 5.95 million number -3.7%
2003 5.42 million number -9.0%
2004 5.13 million number -5.3%
2005 4.84 million number -5.5%
2006 4.93 million number +1.7%
2007 4.76 million number -3.3%
2008 4.75 million number -0.4%
2009 4.89 million number +3.0%
2010 4.56 million number -6.7%
2011 4.38 million number -4.0%
2012 4.39 million number +0.2%
2013 3.83 million number -12.7%
2014 3.53 million number -7.8%
2015 3.32 million number -6.0%
2016 3.03 million number -8.7%
2017 2.88 million number -4.8%
2018 2.99 million number +3.8%
2019 2.99 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.67 million number 6.34 million number 7.44 million number 7
2000s 5.32 million number 4.75 million number 6.39 million number 10
2010s 3.59 million number 2.88 million number 4.56 million number 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 29 Cambodia 262,452 number compare
  2. 30 Malawi 257,028 number compare
  3. 31 Philippines 253,029 number compare
  4. 32 United States of America 241,023 number compare
  5. 33 Morocco 233,893 number compare
  6. 34 Burundi 228,260 number compare
  7. 35 Guinea 216,924 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 OECD members?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in OECD members was 2.99 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 OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 7.44 million number in 1993.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 2.88 million number in 2017.
How does OECD members rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
OECD members ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD members 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.