Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 12.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 12.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 23.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 children of primary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.5% | — |
| 2001 | 22.7% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 17.6% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.8% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 12 Kenya 33.9% compare
- 13 Cape Verde 33.0% compare
- 14 Senegal 32.9% compare
- 15 Lesotho 32.6% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 31.5% compare
- 17 Mali 30.9% compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 29.5% compare
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 children of primary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 12.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release