Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 13.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 13.1% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 23.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2025.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 22nd 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 17.8% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.1% | 15.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 13.1% 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 22nd 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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