Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 54.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 54.8%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 76.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 2019.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 7th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.9% | — |
| 1999 | 74.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 73.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.3% | 73.9% | 74.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 65.8% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 54.8% | 63.1% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 54.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2019.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/