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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 3.59 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.59 million number
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
26th
of 45 groups
All-time high
5.16 million number
in 1999
All-time low
3.59 million number
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M1999200920191999: 5.2M number2000: 5.2M number2001: 5.1M number2002: 5.1M number2003: 5.0M number2004: 4.9M number2005: 4.8M number2006: 4.7M number2007: 4.8M number2008: 4.6M number2009: 4.3M number2010: 4.3M number2011: 4.0M number2012: 3.8M number2013: 3.9M number2014: 4.0M number2015: 3.9M number2016: 3.7M number2017: 3.7M number2018: 3.6M number2019: 3.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 3.59 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 5.16 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.59 million number, in 2019.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 26th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 5.16 million number
2000 5.16 million number -0.1%
2001 5.14 million number -0.4%
2002 5.11 million number -0.5%
2003 5.04 million number -1.2%
2004 4.90 million number -2.9%
2005 4.84 million number -1.2%
2006 4.74 million number -1.9%
2007 4.78 million number +0.7%
2008 4.58 million number -4.1%
2009 4.35 million number -5.1%
2010 4.30 million number -1.0%
2011 3.96 million number -8.0%
2012 3.76 million number -4.9%
2013 3.93 million number +4.5%
2014 3.95 million number +0.5%
2015 3.87 million number -2.0%
2016 3.72 million number -3.9%
2017 3.66 million number -1.7%
2018 3.62 million number -0.9%
2019 3.59 million number -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.16 million number 5.16 million number 5.16 million number 1
2000s 4.86 million number 4.35 million number 5.16 million number 10
2010s 3.84 million number 3.59 million number 4.30 million number 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 3.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 5.16 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 3.59 million number in 2019.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.