Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 11.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 11.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 26.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2019.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 24th 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25.3% | — |
| 1994 | 26.3% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 22.1% | 26.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.5% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.7% | 17.1% | 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 11.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2019.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.