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

Latest (2019)
1.46 million number
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
3.13 million number
in 1995
All-time low
1.46 million number
in 2019
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1993–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M1993200620191993: 2.9M number1994: 3.1M number1995: 3.1M number1996: 3.0M number1997: 3.0M number1998: 3.0M number1999: 2.9M number2000: 2.8M number2001: 2.7M number2002: 2.6M number2003: 2.5M number2004: 2.4M number2005: 2.3M number2006: 2.2M number2007: 2.3M number2008: 2.2M number2009: 2.0M number2010: 2.0M number2011: 1.9M number2012: 1.7M number2013: 1.9M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1993 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 24 Burundi 118,499 number compare
  2. 25 Venezuela 106,544 number compare
  3. 26 Tunisia 105,545 number
  4. 27 Iran 102,981 number compare
  5. 28 Morocco 100,912 number compare
  6. 29 Togo 97,601 number compare
  7. 30 Honduras 94,295 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.