Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male was 43.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 43.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 51.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2025.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 43.7% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 45.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 49.0% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 43.7% | 47.8% | 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, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 43.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% 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, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release