SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Tanzania: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
32.14 million
in 2025
Tanzania
3.12 million
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
6th
Tanzania rank
3rd

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 32.14 million against 3.12 million in Tanzania, a difference of 29.02 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 10.3 times Tanzania's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 39 groups.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Tanzania Difference Ahead
2010s 24.97 million 2.75 million 22.23 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 30.92 million 3.39 million 27.53 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Tanzania?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 32.14 million against 3.12 million in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Tanzania?
29.02 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Tanzania?
11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
223 places, 4,228 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release