Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 1.09 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1993–2019
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 stood at 1.09 million number. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 2.03 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million number, in 2019.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 29th 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.86 million number | — |
| 1994 | 2.01 million number | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 2.03 million number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.01 million number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.01 million number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.00 million number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million number | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.89 million number | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.85 million number | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.78 million number | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.67 million number | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.62 million number | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.63 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.64 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.58 million number | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million number | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.51 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million number | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million number | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million number | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million number | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million number | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million number | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million number | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 million number | 1.86 million number | 2.03 million number | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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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?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.09 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2019.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.