Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 10.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 10.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% 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 peaked at 29.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2019.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 29.0% | — |
| 1985 | 25.7% | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 25.3% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4% | 25.7% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 21.3% | 25.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.6% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
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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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 10.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 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.