Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 28.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 28.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 53.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 24th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.8% | — |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 28.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 47.2% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 34.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 28.9% | 35.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 28.9% 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 SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 24th 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 SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release