Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Arab World
Arab World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 40.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Arab World, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Arab World is 40.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Arab World peaked at 52.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2019.
That places Arab World 15th 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 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.7% | — |
| 2000 | 51.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.7% | 52.7% | 52.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 43.2% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 40.5% | 42.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 12 Burkina Faso 65.3% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 64.4% compare
- 14 Burundi 62.3% compare
- 15 Guatemala 61.3% compare
- 16 Cambodia 60.7% compare
- 17 Pakistan 60.0% compare
- 18 Mauritania 59.0% compare
More reference data data for Arab World
- 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 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.03 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Arab World?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Arab World was 40.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2019.
- How does Arab World rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Arab World ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.