What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Venezuela?

2.34 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Venezuela?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Venezuela: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

2.58 million number

in 2019

Venezuela

232,335 number

in 2017

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank

26th

Venezuela rank

26th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Venezuela

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 2.58 million number against 232,335 number in Venezuela, a difference of 2.34 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 11.1 times Venezuela's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.03 million number	381,548 number	4.65 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s	4.27 million number	217,229 number	4.05 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s	3.15 million number	144,806 number	3.00 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Venezuela?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 2.58 million number against 232,335 number in Venezuela as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Venezuela?: 2.34 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Venezuela?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Venezuela rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.