Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World
Arab World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 34.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 34.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World peaked at 46.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2019.
That places Arab World 19th 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, male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.0% | — |
| 2000 | 45.2% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 37.7% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 34.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
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, male in Arab World?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World was 34.7% 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, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2019.
- How does Arab World rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Arab World ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.