What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

4.73 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

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

Central African Republic vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Central African Republic

495,699 number

in 2012

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

5.23 million number

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

23rd

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank

26th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Central African Republic
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 5.23 million number against 495,699 number in Central African Republic, a difference of 4.73 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.5 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	245,204 number	11.54 million number	11.30 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s	493,081 number	6.37 million number	5.88 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s	499,184 number	5.41 million number	4.91 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Central African Republic or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 5.23 million number against 495,699 number in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: 4.73 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Central African Republic ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/