Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World

Arab World: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 4.00 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.00 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
25th
of 45 groups
All-time high
4.39 million number
in 2000
All-time low
4.00 million number
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World, 1999–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1999200920191999: 4.4M number2000: 4.4M number2001: 4.3M number2002: 4.4M number2003: 4.3M number2004: 4.1M number2005: 4.1M number2006: 4.2M number2007: 4.3M number2008: 4.3M number2009: 4.2M number2010: 4.2M number2011: 4.1M number2012: 4.2M number2013: 4.2M number2014: 4.2M number2015: 4.1M number2016: 4.1M number2017: 4.0M number2018: 4.0M number2019: 4.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World is 4.00 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World peaked at 4.39 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million number, in 2019.

Arab World ranks 25th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Arab World, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 4.38 million number
2000 4.39 million number +0.2%
2001 4.33 million number -1.2%
2002 4.36 million number +0.5%
2003 4.31 million number -1.0%
2004 4.14 million number -4.0%
2005 4.13 million number -0.3%
2006 4.20 million number +1.8%
2007 4.33 million number +2.9%
2008 4.31 million number -0.3%
2009 4.17 million number -3.1%
2010 4.23 million number +1.2%
2011 4.14 million number -2.1%
2012 4.20 million number +1.6%
2013 4.19 million number -0.2%
2014 4.18 million number -0.3%
2015 4.09 million number -2.0%
2016 4.08 million number -0.3%
2017 4.01 million number -1.7%
2018 4.01 million number -0.1%
2019 4.00 million number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.38 million number 4.38 million number 4.38 million number 1
2000s 4.27 million number 4.13 million number 4.39 million number 10
2010s 4.11 million number 4.00 million number 4.23 million number 10

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 22 Cameroon 359,320 number compare
  2. 23 Malaysia 349,643 number compare
  3. 24 Guatemala 334,662 number compare
  4. 25 South Africa 314,479 number compare
  5. 26 Thailand 307,871 number compare
  6. 27 Zimbabwe 265,610 number compare
  7. 28 Ghana 262,578 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Arab World was 4.00 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 4.39 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million number in 2019.
How does Arab World rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Arab World ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.