Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 1.06 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.06 million number
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
31st
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.87 million number
in 1995
All-time low
1.06 million number
in 2019
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1993–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1993200620191993: 1.7M number1994: 1.8M number1995: 1.9M number1996: 1.8M number1997: 1.8M number1998: 1.8M number1999: 1.8M number2000: 1.7M number2001: 1.7M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.6M number2004: 1.5M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.5M number2009: 1.4M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 1.06 million number. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.87 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million number, in 2019.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1993 to 2019.
Year number Change
1993 1.71 million number
1994 1.85 million number +8.1%
1995 1.87 million number +1.3%
1996 1.85 million number -1.5%
1997 1.84 million number -0.2%
1998 1.84 million number -0.2%
1999 1.79 million number -2.5%
2000 1.74 million number -3.0%
2001 1.69 million number -2.6%
2002 1.62 million number -4.3%
2003 1.64 million number +1.3%
2004 1.51 million number -7.8%
2005 1.47 million number -3.2%
2006 1.48 million number +0.7%
2007 1.51 million number +1.9%
2008 1.45 million number -3.4%
2009 1.36 million number -6.2%
2010 1.41 million number +3.5%
2011 1.39 million number -1.1%
2012 1.27 million number -8.9%
2013 1.50 million number +18.2%
2014 1.27 million number -15.6%
2015 1.20 million number -5.8%
2016 1.13 million number -5.5%
2017 1.13 million number +0.3%
2018 1.11 million number -2.2%
2019 1.06 million number -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.82 million number 1.71 million number 1.87 million number 7
2000s 1.55 million number 1.36 million number 1.74 million number 10
2010s 1.25 million number 1.06 million number 1.50 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 28 Malaysia 117,516 number compare
  2. 29 Colombia 106,299 number compare
  3. 30 Central African Republic 98,986 number compare
  4. 31 Egypt 86,180 number compare
  5. 32 Laos 82,084 number compare
  6. 33 Morocco 69,992 number compare
  7. 34 Mauritania 61,034 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, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1.06 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 1.87 million number in 1995.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2019.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.