Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
34.1%
in 2019
Pakistan
54.8%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
21st
Pakistan rank
19th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Pakistan
020406080199920092019

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 54.8% against 34.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 20.7%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 19th of 45 groups.

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 (excluding high income) Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 36.6% 74.3% 37.7% Pakistan
2010s 34.7% 63.4% 28.7% Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 54.8% against 34.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
20.7%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 19th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.