Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 29.67 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 29.67 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 29.67 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.01 million number, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.01 million number | — |
| 1999 | 23.43 million number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 23.52 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 23.85 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 23.67 million number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 23.62 million number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 23.66 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 23.64 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 23.72 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 24.22 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 24.28 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.34 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.97 million number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.35 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 24.77 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 26.00 million number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 27.36 million number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 28.15 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 28.34 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.40 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 29.50 million number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 29.67 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.22 million number | 23.01 million number | 23.43 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.85 million number | 23.52 million number | 24.34 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.05 million number | 23.97 million number | 29.67 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 1.07 million number compare
- 6 Chad 978,380 number compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 901,365 number compare
- 8 Philippines 897,332 number compare
- 9 Mozambique 860,370 number compare
- 10 Syria 858,211 number compare
- 11 Myanmar 848,088 number compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 29.67 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.67 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.01 million number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.