Indonesia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Indonesia
19.0%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
9.7%
in 2019
Indonesia rank
31st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
28th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time

  • Indonesia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1020304050197219952019

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 19.0% against 9.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 9.3%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 134 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 32.4% 19.2% 13.2% Indonesia
2000s 23.3% 13.9% 9.5% Indonesia
2010s 16.0% 12.8% 3.2% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male, Indonesia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Indonesia, at 19.0% against 9.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
9.3%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Indonesia ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.