Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
28.2%
in 2019
Tonga
42.5%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th
Tonga rank
28th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Tonga
102030405060199820082019

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 42.5% against 28.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Tonga ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 36.1% 12.6% 23.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 29.6% 43.2% 13.6% Tonga

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, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Tonga?
Tonga, at 42.5% against 28.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tonga?
14.3%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tonga?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Tonga ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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