Out-of-school 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male was 771,200 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
771,200
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
29th
of 39 groups
All-time high
781,000
in 2024
All-time low
563,100
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2000201220252000: 563.1k2001: 576.9k2002: 589.8k2003: 600.3k2004: 607.7k2005: 622.1k2006: 645.3k2007: 680.1k2008: 719.0k2009: 744.0k2010: 751.3k2011: 740.0k2012: 726.0k2013: 718.8k2014: 730.7k2015: 749.6k2016: 757.5k2017: 760.8k2018: 756.7k2019: 756.4k2020: 751.3k2021: 751.0k2022: 763.3k2023: 774.4k2024: 781.0k2025: 771.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 771,200 for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 781,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 563,100, in 2000.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 563,100
2001 576,900 +2.5%
2002 589,800 +2.2%
2003 600,300 +1.8%
2004 607,700 +1.2%
2005 622,100 +2.4%
2006 645,300 +3.7%
2007 680,100 +5.4%
2008 719,000 +5.7%
2009 744,000 +3.5%
2010 751,300 +1.0%
2011 740,000 -1.5%
2012 726,000 -1.9%
2013 718,800 -1.0%
2014 730,700 +1.7%
2015 749,600 +2.6%
2016 757,500 +1.1%
2017 760,800 +0.4%
2018 756,700 -0.5%
2019 756,400 -0.0%
2020 751,300 -0.7%
2021 751,000 -0.0%
2022 763,300 +1.6%
2023 774,400 +1.5%
2024 781,000 +0.9%
2025 771,200 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 634,830 563,100 744,000 10
2010s 744,780 718,800 760,800 10
2020s 765,367 751,000 781,000 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 26 United States 432,505 compare
  2. 27 Iraq 431,850 compare
  3. 28 Myanmar 400,113 compare
  4. 29 Guatemala 378,662 compare
  5. 30 Zimbabwe 378,257 compare
  6. 31 Brazil 363,044 compare
  7. 32 Malawi 343,683 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 771,200 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 781,000 in 2024.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 563,100 in 2000.
How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is out-of-school 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 up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
219 places, 3,938 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release