Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 1.15 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 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 1.15 million for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.15 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 849,500, in 2012.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.00 million | — |
| 2001 | 999,800 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 983,000 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 957,500 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 931,200 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 910,100 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 892,200 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 875,500 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 860,800 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 851,900 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 852,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 851,300 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 849,500 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 858,100 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 873,700 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 902,500 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 914,400 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 915,500 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 919,700 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 928,700 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 938,900 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 951,300 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 986,200 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.04 million | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.09 million | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 1.15 million | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 926,300 | 851,900 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 886,540 | 849,500 | 928,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 938,900 | 1.15 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 children of primary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.15 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 849,500 in 2012.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 children of primary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release