Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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, male was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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 22.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 31.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2025.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 11th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 27.6% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 22.4% | 27.7% | 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, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 22.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% 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, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release