Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 33.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 33.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 50.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2025.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 33.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 46.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 39.3% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 33.4% | 38.9% | 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 33.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release