Ethiopia vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Ethiopia
3.35 million
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
16.24 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
2nd
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
5th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M199920122025

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 16.24 million against 3.35 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 12.89 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 4.8 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 5th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.60 million 9.87 million 8.26 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.13 million 10.42 million 8.29 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 3.18 million 15.97 million 12.79 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, male, Ethiopia or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 16.24 million against 3.35 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Ethiopia and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
12.89 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 5th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
202 places, 3,532 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release