Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 52.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 52.3%. 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 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 61.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2025.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.5% | — |
| 2001 | 61.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 60.5% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 56.3% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 52.3% | 55.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 52.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release