Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 33.32 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 33.32 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 33.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.17 million, in 2008.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.81 million | — |
| 2001 | 23.62 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 23.22 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 22.69 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 22.10 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 21.66 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 21.30 million | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 21.18 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 21.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.19 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.31 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 21.67 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.12 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.64 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 23.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 24.32 million | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 25.30 million | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 26.26 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 27.38 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 28.55 million | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 30.39 million | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 31.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 32.11 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 32.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 33.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 33.32 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.19 million | 21.17 million | 23.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.28 million | 21.31 million | 28.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.15 million | 30.39 million | 33.32 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 33.32 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 33.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.17 million in 2008.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release