Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Zimbabwe: 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
Zimbabwe
47.8%
in 2013
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
24th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Zimbabwe
0204060199920092019

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 47.8% against 34.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 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 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 45 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 42.7% 52.6% 9.9% Zimbabwe
2000s 40.4% 55.5% 15.1% Zimbabwe
2010s 33.9% 48.1% 14.1% Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 47.8% against 34.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2013.
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 Zimbabwe?
13.7%, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 24th 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.