Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 8.57 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 8.57 million for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2025. 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 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 12.13 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.57 million, in 2025.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 20th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.11 million | — |
| 2001 | 11.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.23 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.20 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.19 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.66 million | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 11.73 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.13 million | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 11.99 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 11.77 million | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.23 million | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 10.63 million | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 10.15 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 9.83 million | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 9.70 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.54 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.40 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.25 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.08 million | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 8.95 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.87 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 8.76 million | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 8.57 million | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.52 million | 11.11 million | 12.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.90 million | 9.25 million | 11.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.91 million | 8.57 million | 9.24 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 8.57 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.57 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release