Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
19.9%
in 2019
Zimbabwe
29.4%
in 2013
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th
Zimbabwe rank
27th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 29.4% against 19.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 43 groups.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 27.7% 32.5% 4.8% Zimbabwe
2000s 26.1% 36.4% 10.3% Zimbabwe
2010s 22.3% 29.8% 7.5% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 29.4% against 19.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
9.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/