Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Tunisia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
7.0%
in 2019
Tunisia
14.9%
in 1985
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
23rd
Tunisia rank
24th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Tunisia
10203040197019942019

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 14.9% against 7.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Tunisia ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd and Tunisia ranks 24th of 43 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 27.7% 26.9% 0.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 24.9% 18.9% 6.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 14.9% against 7.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 1985.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tunisia?
7.9%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tunisia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1985.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tunisia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd and Tunisia ranks 24th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/