Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 4.95 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
4.95 million number
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
7.96 million number
in 1996
All-time low
4.95 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 4.95 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 7.96 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.95 million number, in 2019.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 5.01 million number
1971 5.30 million number +5.7%
1972 5.32 million number +0.3%
1973 5.41 million number +1.8%
1974 5.48 million number +1.2%
1975 5.54 million number +1.1%
1976 5.60 million number +1.0%
1977 5.62 million number +0.5%
1978 6.01 million number +6.8%
1979 6.10 million number +1.6%
1980 6.27 million number +2.7%
1981 6.35 million number +1.3%
1982 6.61 million number +4.1%
1983 6.81 million number +3.0%
1984 7.11 million number +4.4%
1985 6.88 million number -3.2%
1986 7.03 million number +2.2%
1987 6.92 million number -1.5%
1988 7.04 million number +1.8%
1989 7.09 million number +0.6%
1990 7.23 million number +2.0%
1991 7.30 million number +1.0%
1992 7.56 million number +3.5%
1993 7.61 million number +0.7%
1994 7.76 million number +2.0%
1995 7.91 million number +2.0%
1996 7.96 million number +0.6%
1997 7.93 million number -0.3%
1998 7.92 million number -0.1%
1999 7.82 million number -1.4%
2000 7.77 million number -0.6%
2001 7.65 million number -1.6%
2002 7.45 million number -2.5%
2003 7.35 million number -1.4%
2004 7.09 million number -3.6%
2005 6.94 million number -2.2%
2006 6.78 million number -2.3%
2007 6.86 million number +1.2%
2008 6.58 million number -4.1%
2009 6.17 million number -6.3%
2010 6.11 million number -0.9%
2011 5.70 million number -6.8%
2012 5.35 million number -6.0%
2013 5.76 million number +7.6%
2014 5.58 million number -3.2%
2015 5.47 million number -1.9%
2016 5.22 million number -4.6%
2017 5.10 million number -2.4%
2018 5.04 million number -1.1%
2019 4.95 million number -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.54 million number 5.01 million number 6.10 million number 10
1980s 6.81 million number 6.27 million number 7.11 million number 10
1990s 7.70 million number 7.23 million number 7.96 million number 10
2000s 7.06 million number 6.17 million number 7.77 million number 10
2010s 5.43 million number 4.95 million number 6.11 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 24 Morocco 362,544 number compare
  2. 25 Malaysia 344,140 number compare
  3. 26 Ghana 333,248 number compare
  4. 27 Burundi 330,456 number compare
  5. 28 Zimbabwe 320,425 number compare
  6. 29 Philippines 308,748 number compare
  7. 30 Germany 272,824 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 4.95 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 7.96 million number in 1996.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.95 million number in 2019.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of 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/