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
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1993–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +25.4% | 11.9% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
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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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.