Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Arab World
Arab World: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 15.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Arab World, 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 15.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Arab World peaked at 28.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2019.
Arab World ranks 19th 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, male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 28.3% | — |
| 1985 | 25.9% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.1% | 25.9% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 22.9% | 26.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.7% | 19.6% | 10 |
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- 16 Mauritania 30.8% compare
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- 20 Jordan 29.4% compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 28.3% compare
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More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Arab World?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Arab World was 15.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2019.
- How does Arab World rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Arab World ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.