Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Türkiye

Türkiye: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 462,499 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
462,499 number
Change on year
up 29.6%
World rank
12th
of 142 countries
All-time high
865,035 number
in 2000
All-time low
356,561 number
in 2014
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Türkiye, 1999–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1999200820181999: 829.1k number2000: 865.0k number2001: 782.9k number2002: 779.7k number2003: 688.5k number2004: 645.6k number2005: 599.2k number2006: 544.9k number2007: 517.1k number2008: 551.6k number2009: 731.2k number2010: 551.2k number2011: 409.4k number2012: 591.6k number2013: 388.6k number2014: 356.6k number2015: 381.1k number2016: 428.9k number2017: 356.8k number2018: 462.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Türkiye stood at 462,499 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Türkiye peaked at 865,035 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 356,561 number, in 2014.

Türkiye ranks 12th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Türkiye, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 829,053 number
2000 865,035 number +4.3%
2001 782,887 number -9.5%
2002 779,685 number -0.4%
2003 688,529 number -11.7%
2004 645,573 number -6.2%
2005 599,194 number -7.2%
2006 544,914 number -9.1%
2007 517,073 number -5.1%
2008 551,644 number +6.7%
2009 731,202 number +32.5%
2010 551,243 number -24.6%
2011 409,435 number -25.7%
2012 591,551 number +44.5%
2013 388,613 number -34.3%
2014 356,561 number -8.2%
2015 381,112 number +6.9%
2016 428,948 number +12.6%
2017 356,792 number -16.8%
2018 462,499 number +29.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 829,053 number 829,053 number 829,053 number 1
2000s 670,574 number 517,073 number 865,035 number 10
2010s 436,306 number 356,561 number 591,551 number 9

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 9 Niger 536,460 number compare
  2. 10 Myanmar 487,175 number compare
  3. 11 Kenya 473,144 number compare
  4. 13 Burkina Faso 440,523 number compare
  5. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 438,402 number compare
  6. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 434,933 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Türkiye?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Türkiye was 462,499 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 865,035 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 356,561 number in 2014.
How does Türkiye rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Türkiye ranks 12th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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.