How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?

15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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.

Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Philippines

897,332 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

29.67 million number

in 2019

Philippines rank

8th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

8th

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

Philippines
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 29.67 million number against 897,332 number in Philippines, a difference of 28.77 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 33.1 times Philippines's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 150 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.37 million number	23.22 million number	21.85 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	487,223 number	23.89 million number	23.40 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	550,151 number	28.34 million number	27.79 million number	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, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 29.67 million number against 897,332 number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 28.77 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Philippines ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 150 countries.
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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.