Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Arab World
Arab World: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 14.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Arab World is 14.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Arab World peaked at 31.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2019.
Arab World ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.0% | — |
| 1971 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 30.0% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 26.3% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 25.9% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 24.6% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 23.6% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 22.6% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 22.3% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 23.5% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.4% | 25.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 22.4% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 19.8% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.8% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 7 Burkina Faso 31.1% compare
- 8 Chad 30.9% compare
- 9 Mauritania 27.1% compare
- 10 Bahamas 26.4% compare
- 11 Guinea 25.0% compare
- 12 Ethiopia 24.1% compare
- 13 Puerto Rico 23.1% compare
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 9.83 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Arab World?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Arab World was 14.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2019.
- How does Arab World rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Arab World ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/