Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 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, female was 16.51 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 16.51 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 16.51 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.49 million, in 2009.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.05 million | — |
| 2001 | 12.98 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.76 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.47 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.15 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.92 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.71 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.59 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.53 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.49 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.49 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.63 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 11.82 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.04 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 12.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 12.78 million | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 13.22 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.65 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 14.15 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.66 million | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 15.48 million | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 15.68 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.07 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 16.32 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 16.46 million | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 16.51 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.16 million | 11.49 million | 13.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.78 million | 11.49 million | 14.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.09 million | 15.48 million | 16.51 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, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 16.51 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 16.51 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.49 million in 2009.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release