What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zimbabwe?

8.42 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zimbabwe?

7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

9.01 million number

in 2019

Zimbabwe

586,035 number

in 2013

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank

28th

Zimbabwe rank

30th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 9.01 million number against 586,035 number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 8.42 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 15.4 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.72 million number	685,391 number	13.04 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	13.33 million number	773,403 number	12.56 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	10.18 million number	595,526 number	9.59 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Zimbabwe?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 9.01 million number against 586,035 number in Zimbabwe as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zimbabwe?: 8.42 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zimbabwe?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/