Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 52.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 52.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% 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 peaked at 74.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2019.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 40 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.5% | — |
| 1999 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 73.5% | 74.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 65.4% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 52.7% | 63.0% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 864,804 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 52.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2019.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/