Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 9.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9.8%
Change on year
down 6.5%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
19.4%
in 1994
All-time low
9.8%
in 2019
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1993–2019

051015201993200620191993: 18.5 %1994: 19.4 %1995: 19.1 %1996: 18.3 %1997: 17.8 %1998: 17.5 %1999: 16.8 %2000: 16.1 %2001: 15.6 %2002: 15 %2003: 14.7 %2004: 13.7 %2005: 13.4 %2006: 13.6 %2007: 13.5 %2008: 13.1 %2009: 12.5 %2010: 13 %2011: 13 %2012: 11.9 %2013: 14.9 %2014: 13.2 %2015: 12.4 %2016: 11 %2017: 10.9 %2018: 10.5 %2019: 9.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 9.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 19.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2019.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1993 to 2019.
Year % Change
1993 18.5%
1994 19.4% +4.8%
1995 19.1% -1.6%
1996 18.3% -4.0%
1997 17.8% -2.5%
1998 17.5% -2.2%
1999 16.8% -4.0%
2000 16.1% -4.2%
2001 15.6% -3.0%
2002 15.0% -3.9%
2003 14.7% -1.7%
2004 13.7% -6.8%
2005 13.4% -2.4%
2006 13.6% +1.6%
2007 13.5% -0.7%
2008 13.1% -2.7%
2009 12.5% -5.0%
2010 13.0% +4.3%
2011 13.0% -0.5%
2012 11.9% -8.2%
2013 14.9% +25.4%
2014 13.2% -11.5%
2015 12.4% -6.0%
2016 11.0% -11.2%
2017 10.9% -0.7%
2018 10.5% -3.7%
2019 9.8% -6.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +25.4% 11.9% 14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.2% 16.8% 19.4% 7
2000s 14.1% 12.5% 16.1% 10
2010s 12.1% 9.8% 14.9% 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 24 Yemen 22.6% compare
  2. 25 Myanmar 22.1% compare
  3. 26 Turks and Caicos Islands 21.8% compare
  4. 27 Lesotho 21.5% compare
  5. 28 Cayman Islands 21.0% compare
  6. 29 Tunisia 19.0%
  7. 30 Malawi 19.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 9.8% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 1994.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2019.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
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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.