Arab World - Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Arab World was 12.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 32.28 in 1970, while its lowest value was 12.41 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

See also:

Year Value
1970 32.28
1971 32.15
1972 30.87
1973 29.96
1974 29.22
1975 28.47
1976 26.99
1977 26.46
1978 26.04
1979 25.20
1980 24.53
1981 24.43
1982 24.30
1983 23.97
1984 22.87
1985 22.54
1986 21.94
1987 21.14
1988 20.73
1989 20.67
1990 20.77
1991 20.53
1992 22.09
1993 21.90
1994 20.65
1995 20.94
1996 19.84
1997 19.37
1998 19.51
1999 18.27
2000 17.72
2001 16.95
2002 16.38
2003 16.07
2004 15.65
2005 15.14
2006 15.25
2007 14.31
2008 13.58
2009 13.38
2010 12.48
2011 13.05
2012 13.45
2013 14.29
2014 14.70
2015 14.54
2016 14.50
2017 13.52
2018 12.43
2019 12.53
2020 12.41

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation