Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 23.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 23.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 38.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2025.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 28th of 39 groups on this measure, 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1% | — |
| 2001 | 36.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 35.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.4% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.0% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Western Asia was 23.0% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 28th 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: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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