Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America

United States of America: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 241,023 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
241,023 number
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
32nd
of 142 countries
All-time high
664,959 number
in 2005
All-time low
241,023 number
in 2018
Years of data
10
2005–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America, 2005–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2005201120182005: 665.0k number2010: 603.5k number2011: 586.4k number2012: 545.0k number2013: 531.9k number2014: 466.3k number2015: 458.2k number2016: 302.1k number2017: 317.3k number2018: 241.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America stood at 241,023 number. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America peaked at 664,959 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 241,023 number, in 2018.

United States of America ranks 32nd of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in United States of America, 2005 to 2018.
Year number Change
2005 664,959 number
2010 603,478 number -9.2%
2011 586,393 number -2.8%
2012 545,001 number -7.1%
2013 531,889 number -2.4%
2014 466,340 number -12.3%
2015 458,220 number -1.7%
2016 302,083 number -34.1%
2017 317,330 number +5.0%
2018 241,023 number -24.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 664,959 number 664,959 number 664,959 number 1
2010s 450,195 number 241,023 number 603,478 number 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 29 Cambodia 262,452 number
  2. 30 Malawi 257,028 number compare
  3. 31 Philippines 253,029 number compare
  4. 33 Morocco 233,893 number compare
  5. 34 Burundi 228,260 number compare
  6. 35 Guinea 216,924 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America was 241,023 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 664,959 number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 241,023 number in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
United States of America ranks 32nd out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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.