Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 28.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
28.2%
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
38.0%
in 1999
All-time low
28.2%
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1999–2019

0102030401999200920191999: 38 %2000: 37.1 %2001: 36.1 %2002: 35.4 %2003: 34.4 %2004: 32.8 %2005: 32.3 %2006: 32.1 %2007: 32.6 %2008: 31.8 %2009: 30.8 %2010: 31.4 %2011: 29.3 %2012: 28.7 %2013: 29.6 %2014: 30.2 %2015: 29.7 %2016: 29.7 %2017: 29.1 %2018: 28.6 %2019: 28.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 28.2%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 38.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2019.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 38.0%
2000 37.1% -2.4%
2001 36.1% -2.7%
2002 35.4% -2.1%
2003 34.4% -2.6%
2004 32.8% -4.7%
2005 32.3% -1.3%
2006 32.1% -0.9%
2007 32.6% +1.7%
2008 31.8% -2.4%
2009 30.8% -3.3%
2010 31.4% +1.9%
2011 29.3% -6.5%
2012 28.7% -2.1%
2013 29.6% +3.1%
2014 30.2% +1.8%
2015 29.7% -1.6%
2016 29.7% +0.1%
2017 29.1% -2.2%
2018 28.6% -1.6%
2019 28.2% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.0% 38.0% 38.0% 1
2000s 33.5% 30.8% 37.1% 10
2010s 29.5% 28.2% 31.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 28.2% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2019.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 (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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
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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.