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

Upper middle income: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 12.92 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
12.92 million number
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
26.64 million number
in 2005
All-time low
12.92 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M1998200820191998: 21.8M number1999: 21.4M number2000: 22.0M number2001: 22.8M number2002: 23.6M number2003: 24.7M number2004: 25.6M number2005: 26.6M number2006: 25.1M number2007: 22.3M number2008: 19.7M number2009: 17.5M number2010: 15.6M number2011: 14.3M number2012: 14.7M number2013: 14.3M number2014: 14.5M number2015: 14.5M number2016: 14.4M number2017: 13.9M number2018: 13.3M number2019: 12.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Upper middle income stood at 12.92 million number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Upper middle income peaked at 26.64 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.92 million number, in 2019.

That places Upper middle income 18th 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 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Upper middle income, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 21.78 million number
1999 21.39 million number -1.8%
2000 22.03 million number +3.0%
2001 22.75 million number +3.3%
2002 23.57 million number +3.6%
2003 24.71 million number +4.8%
2004 25.62 million number +3.7%
2005 26.64 million number +4.0%
2006 25.05 million number -6.0%
2007 22.25 million number -11.2%
2008 19.66 million number -11.7%
2009 17.52 million number -10.9%
2010 15.63 million number -10.8%
2011 14.28 million number -8.6%
2012 14.70 million number +2.9%
2013 14.29 million number -2.8%
2014 14.54 million number +1.7%
2015 14.52 million number -0.1%
2016 14.40 million number -0.8%
2017 13.86 million number -3.7%
2018 13.26 million number -4.4%
2019 12.92 million number -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.59 million number 21.39 million number 21.78 million number 2
2000s 22.98 million number 17.52 million number 26.64 million number 10
2010s 14.24 million number 12.92 million number 15.63 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 434,933 number compare
  2. 16 Mali 429,797 number compare
  3. 17 Yemen 418,860 number compare
  4. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 413,106 number compare
  5. 19 Iraq 387,718 number compare
  6. 20 Mozambique 384,635 number compare
  7. 21 Chad 368,681 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 Upper middle income?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Upper middle income was 12.92 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 26.64 million number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 12.92 million number in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Upper middle income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Upper middle 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.