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
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Arab World, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.83 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 870,261 number (2019)
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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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/