Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Asia

South Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 32.95 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
32.95 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
39.72 million number
in 2004
All-time low
32.78 million number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Asia, 1999–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1999200920191999: 38.2M number2000: 38.4M number2001: 39.3M number2002: 39.6M number2003: 39.7M number2004: 39.7M number2005: 39.4M number2006: 39.1M number2007: 38.3M number2008: 37.5M number2009: 37.9M number2010: 37.0M number2011: 36.4M number2012: 35.6M number2013: 35.0M number2014: 35.3M number2015: 34.1M number2016: 33.4M number2017: 32.9M number2018: 32.8M number2019: 33.0M 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 South Asia is 32.95 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Asia peaked at 39.72 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.78 million number, in 2018.

That places South Asia 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in South Asia, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 38.20 million number
2000 38.43 million number +0.6%
2001 39.34 million number +2.4%
2002 39.60 million number +0.7%
2003 39.72 million number +0.3%
2004 39.72 million number +0.0%
2005 39.37 million number -0.9%
2006 39.07 million number -0.8%
2007 38.27 million number -2.0%
2008 37.47 million number -2.1%
2009 37.93 million number +1.3%
2010 37.02 million number -2.4%
2011 36.41 million number -1.6%
2012 35.62 million number -2.2%
2013 35.01 million number -1.7%
2014 35.32 million number +0.9%
2015 34.11 million number -3.4%
2016 33.42 million number -2.0%
2017 32.92 million number -1.5%
2018 32.78 million number -0.4%
2019 32.95 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.20 million number 38.20 million number 38.20 million number 1
2000s 38.89 million number 37.47 million number 39.72 million number 10
2010s 34.56 million number 32.78 million number 37.02 million number 10

Countries ranked near South Asia

  1. 5 Brazil 959,501 number compare
  2. 6 Mexico 947,365 number compare
  3. 7 Egypt 603,906 number compare
  4. 8 Afghanistan 595,767 number compare
  5. 9 Niger 536,460 number compare
  6. 10 Myanmar 487,175 number compare
  7. 11 Kenya 473,144 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 South Asia?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in South Asia was 32.95 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 South Asia?
The highest recorded value was 39.72 million number in 2004.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.78 million number in 2018.
How does South Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
South Asia ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Asia 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.