Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Arab World
Arab World: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 11.91 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
11.91 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
24th
of 45 groups
All-time high
16.51 million number
in 1995
All-time low
11.09 million number
in 2012
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 11.91 million number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Arab World peaked at 16.51 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.09 million number, in 2012.
That places Arab World 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Arab World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.11 million number | — |
| 1971 | 13.51 million number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 13.50 million number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 13.59 million number | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 13.73 million number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 13.77 million number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 13.65 million number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 13.73 million number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 14.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 14.14 million number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 13.93 million number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 14.06 million number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 14.44 million number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 14.64 million number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 14.86 million number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 14.49 million number | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 14.67 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 14.45 million number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 14.58 million number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 14.78 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 14.89 million number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 14.90 million number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.25 million number | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 16.26 million number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.00 million number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 16.51 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 15.70 million number | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 15.59 million number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 15.54 million number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.84 million number | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 14.44 million number | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 13.95 million number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 13.49 million number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.22 million number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.87 million number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 12.75 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.76 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.44 million number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.96 million number | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 11.52 million number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.09 million number | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.33 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.09 million number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 12.19 million number | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 12.15 million number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.04 million number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.99 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.92 million number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.83 million number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.91 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.68 million number | 13.11 million number | 14.14 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.49 million number | 13.93 million number | 14.86 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.65 million number | 14.84 million number | 16.51 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.94 million number | 11.52 million number | 14.44 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.75 million number | 11.09 million number | 12.19 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More reference data data for Arab World
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.83 million number (2019)
- 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 life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Arab World?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Arab World was 11.91 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 16.51 million number in 1995.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.09 million number in 2012.
- How does Arab World rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Arab World ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/