Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 1.46 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 1.46 million number. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 3.13 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million number, in 2019.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.90 million number | — |
| 1994 | 3.11 million number | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 3.13 million number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.04 million number | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.00 million number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.97 million number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.90 million number | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.84 million number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.73 million number | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.56 million number | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.51 million number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.39 million number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million number | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.22 million number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.28 million number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.19 million number | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.00 million number | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.86 million number | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.70 million number | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.93 million number | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million number | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 1.64 million number | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.57 million number | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million number | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.01 million number | 2.90 million number | 3.13 million number | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.40 million number | 2.00 million number | 2.84 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.96 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 million number in 1995.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million number in 2019.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.