Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 975,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 975,000 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.07 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 901,000, in 2000.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 901,000 | — |
| 2001 | 906,700 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 926,700 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 954,900 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 993,400 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 998,700 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 977,900 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 989,200 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 997,400 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 999,100 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 979,100 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 975,000 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 987,540 | 901,000 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 977,900 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million | 975,000 | 1.07 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 975,000 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 901,000 in 2000.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release