Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Arab World

Arab World: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 5.91 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.91 million number
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
25th
of 45 groups
All-time high
6.72 million number
in 1998
All-time low
4.47 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Arab World, 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, male in Arab World is 5.91 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Arab World peaked at 6.72 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.47 million number, in 1970.

Arab World ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Arab World, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 4.47 million number
1971 4.67 million number +4.3%
1972 4.71 million number +0.9%
1973 4.77 million number +1.3%
1974 4.85 million number +1.6%
1975 4.92 million number +1.6%
1976 4.94 million number +0.4%
1977 4.94 million number -0.2%
1978 5.03 million number +2.0%
1979 5.17 million number +2.8%
1980 5.21 million number +0.6%
1981 5.34 million number +2.5%
1982 5.47 million number +2.5%
1983 5.57 million number +1.7%
1984 5.74 million number +3.1%
1985 5.62 million number -2.1%
1986 5.70 million number +1.5%
1987 5.70 million number +0.0%
1988 5.82 million number +2.1%
1989 5.87 million number +0.9%
1990 5.94 million number +1.0%
1991 5.98 million number +0.8%
1992 6.25 million number +4.4%
1993 6.29 million number +0.7%
1994 6.42 million number +2.1%
1995 6.55 million number +2.1%
1996 6.65 million number +1.5%
1997 6.68 million number +0.4%
1998 6.72 million number +0.5%
1999 6.66 million number -0.8%
2000 6.61 million number -0.7%
2001 6.54 million number -1.0%
2002 6.54 million number -0.1%
2003 6.56 million number +0.3%
2004 6.28 million number -4.2%
2005 6.22 million number -1.0%
2006 6.33 million number +1.8%
2007 6.50 million number +2.7%
2008 6.45 million number -0.8%
2009 6.22 million number -3.6%
2010 6.31 million number +1.5%
2011 6.27 million number -0.6%
2012 6.22 million number -0.7%
2013 6.52 million number +4.7%
2014 6.30 million number -3.4%
2015 6.14 million number -2.4%
2016 6.10 million number -0.8%
2017 6.05 million number -0.7%
2018 5.97 million number -1.4%
2019 5.91 million number -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.85 million number 4.47 million number 5.17 million number 10
1980s 5.60 million number 5.21 million number 5.87 million number 10
1990s 6.41 million number 5.94 million number 6.72 million number 10
2000s 6.43 million number 6.22 million number 6.61 million number 10
2010s 6.18 million number 5.91 million number 6.52 million number 10

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 22 Malaysia 467,159 number compare
  2. 23 Guinea 452,942 number compare
  3. 24 Malawi 432,099 number compare
  4. 25 Ghana 391,572 number compare
  5. 26 Cambodia 372,528 number compare
  6. 27 Burundi 366,304 number compare
  7. 28 Morocco 303,885 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, male in Arab World?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Arab World was 5.91 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 6.72 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 4.47 million number in 1970.
How does Arab World rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Arab World ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/